Map of Barra, Bahia, Brazil

Barra is a city in Bahia, Brazil, with a population of about 53,910. It lies at 11.0894°S, 43.1417°W. Barra is about 735 km (457 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xique Xique, 54 km to the northeast.

Barra at a glance

Where is Barra?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 28 min on the shortest day to 12 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Barra

• Xique Xique — 54 km northeast
• Irecê — 142 km east
• Seabra — 210 km southeast
• Macaúbas — 220 km south
• Morro do Chapéu — 222 km east
• Barreiras — 233 km southwest
• São Raimundo Nonato — 236 km north
• Bom Jesus da Lapa — 243 km south
• São Desidério — 245 km southwest
• Santa Maria da Vitória — 280 km southwest

Largest cities in Bahia

• Salvador — 2,711,840
• 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

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Other places named Barra

• Barra — Campania, Italy

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.