Itabuna
Sign in to saveItabuna is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. It is the 6th largest city in Bahia by population after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Camaçari, Vitória da Conquista, and Juazeiro. It had an estimated 214,123 residents in 2021. Itabuna covers a total area of and has a population density of 550 residents per square kilometer.
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- Settlement.name
- Itabuna
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
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- Vista da Cidade de Itabuna - Beira-Rio.jpg
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- Aerial view of Itabuna
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- Bandeira_Itabuna_Bahia_Brasil.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- BrasaoItabuna.svg
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- Bahia_Municip_Itabuna.svg
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- Location of Itabuna in Bahia
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- Brazil
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- Country
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- Brazil
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bahia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Meso-region
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- Sul Baiano
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- Micro-Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ilhéus-Itabuna
- Settlement.established_date
- July 28, 1910
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Itabuna is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. It is the 6th largest city in Bahia by population after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Camaçari, Vitória da Conquista, and Juazeiro. It had an estimated 214,123 residents in 2021. Itabuna covers a total area of and has a population density of 550 residents per square kilometer.
==Etymology== The name "Itabuna" derives from Tupiniquim itáabuna, meaning father of stone (itá, stone + abuna, father). This name refers to a rock the Tupiniquim thought reminded them of a father and was bigger than the other stones around.