Catu

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Catu

Total population

48,148

Air quality index

45Good

Elevation100 m

Land area416.22 km²

Coordinates-12.35°, -38.38°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Catu is a city in Bahia, Brazil. Its population is 54,970 as of 2020. It is located at 12°20′59″S 38°22′59″W.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

José Olívio Paranhos Lima

Brazilian writer and poet

M

Mauri Franco Barbosa da Silva

Brazilian association football player

Soldado Prisco

Bahia Military Police soldier and Brazilian politician

R

Rosenaide Carvalho de Brito

politician from Brazil

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bahia

• Pojuca
  6.5 mi away · pop. 32,136
• Araçás
  15.4 mi away · pop. 11,557
• Terra Nova
  16.7 mi away · pop. 10,798
• Dias d'Ávila
  18.6 mi away · pop. 71,485
• Candeias
  24.5 mi away · pop. 72,382
• Amélia Rodrigues
  25.4 mi away · pop. 24,138
• Coração de Maria
  26 mi away · pop. 26,692
• Conceição do Jacuípe
  26.3 mi away · pop. 35,308
• Riacho da Guia
  27.3 mi away
• Açu da Torre
  27.6 mi away · pop. 12,207
• Ouriçangas
  28.8 mi away · pop. 7,716
• Simões Filho
  30.1 mi away · pop. 114,559

Browse all places in Bahia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Abracris flavolineata

Abracris flavolineata

Seen 2026-05-28

Miconia albicans

Miconia albicans

Seen 2026-03-07

Hadda Beetle

Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

Seen 2026-02-22

Polybia bistriata

Polybia bistriata

Seen 2026-02-22

Southern Red Rim

Biblis hyperia

Seen 2026-02-13

Brazilian Pokeweed

Phytolacca thyrsiflora

Seen 2026-02-01

Hairy Darkling Beetle

Lagria villosa

Seen 2026-01-08

Winged-Stem Passion Flower

Passiflora alata

Seen 2026-01-08

Porto Alegre Golden-eyed Tree Frog

Trachycephalus mesophaeus

Seen 2025-11-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Catu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers