Map of Mata de São João, Brazil

Mata de São João is a city in Bahia, Brazil, with a population of about 47,126. It lies at 12.5303°S, 38.2992°W. Mata de São João is about 1,099 km (683 mi) east of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Camaçari, 19 km to the south.

Mata de São João at a glance

Where is Mata de São João?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 23 min on the shortest day to 12 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Mata de São João

• Camaçari — 19 km south
• São Sebastião do Passé — 21 km west
• Catu — 22 km northwest
• Simões Filho — 30 km south
• Lauro de Freitas — 41 km south
• São Francisco do Conde — 43 km west
• Santo Amaro — 45 km west
• Alagoinhas — 46 km north
• Salvador — 54 km southwest
• Conceição do Jacuípe — 56 km northwest

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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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.