Map of Salvador, Brazil

Salvador is the administrative centre of Bahia, Brazil, with a population of about 2,711,840. It lies at 12.9756°S, 38.4910°W. Salvador is about 1,063 km (661 mi) east of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lauro de Freitas, 20 km to the northeast.

Salvador at a glance

Where is Salvador?

• The 4th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Bahia on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 22 min on the shortest day to 12 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Salvador

• Lauro de Freitas — 20 km northeast
• Simões Filho — 23 km northeast
• Camaçari — 36 km northeast
• São Francisco do Conde — 44 km northwest
• Maragogipe — 51 km northwest
• São Sebastião do Passé — 51 km north
• Santo Amaro — 53 km northwest
• Mata de São João — 54 km northeast
• Cachoeira — 66 km northwest
• Catu — 70 km north

Largest cities in Bahia

• Feira de Santana — 616,272
• Vitória da Conquista — 396,613
• Camaçari — 321,636
• Lauro de Freitas — 203,331
• Itabuna — 196,344
• Ilhéus — 189,149
• Porto Seguro — 182,630
• Barreiras — 171,634
• Alagoinhas — 161,196
• Teixeira de Freitas — 145,216

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097
• Belém — 1,499,641

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.