Juazeiro

Juazeiro
Municipality of Juazeiro
Location in Bahia
Coordinates: 09°25′50″S 40°30′10″W / 9.43056°S 40.50278°W / -9.43056; -40.50278
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
MesoregionVale São-Franciscano da Bahia
MicroregionJuazeiro
FoundedMay 9, 1833
Government
  MayorSuzana Ramos
Area
  Total
6,500.520 km2 (2,509.865 sq mi)
Elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.)
  Total
218,162
  Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.677 – medium
Websitejuazeiro.ba.gov.br

Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro, is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil.

The city is twinned with Petrolina, in the state of Pernambuco. The two cities are connected by a modern bridge crossing the São Francisco River. Together they form the metropolitan region of Petrolina-Juazeiro, an urban conglomerate of close to 500,000 inhabitants.