Teixeira de Freitas
Teixeira de Freitas | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 17°32′25″S 39°44′37″W / 17.540276°S 39.743730°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
| Surrounding region | Ilhéus-Itabuna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Temoteo Alves de Brito (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,165 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 162,438 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | teixeiradefreitas |
Teixeira de Freitas is a city in the extreme south of the Brazilian state of Bahia, on the margins of BR-101 highway. It is one of the largest cities in the state, with a population estimated as of 2020 at 162,438 inhabitants in an area of 1,166 km2.