Itaparica

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Itaparica

Total population

19,789

Air quality index

30Good

Coordinates-12.89°, -38.68°

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

Overview

Itaparica is an island located at the entrance of Todos os Santos Bay on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the city of Salvador, Bahia and covers 146 square kilometres (56 mi2). There are two municipalities on the island: Vera Cruz and Itaparica (13%). Itaparica has 40 kilometres (25 mi) of beaches and exuberant tropical vegetation.

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

Itaparica

Brazilian footballer

João Ubaldo Ribeiro

Brazilian author (1941-2014)

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Josafá Menezes da Silva

Brazilian archbishop

A

Agnaldo dos Santos

Brazilian sculptor

Ernesto Carneiro Ribeiro

Brazilian physician and academic (1839-1920)

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Jair Borges dos Santos

Brazilian association football player

Virgílio Clímaco Damásio

Brazilian doctor and politician from the state of Bahia

Xavier Marques

Brazilian poet and journalist

Mádson

Brazilian footballer

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Raul Azedo

Sahatsa Jauregi

Spanish artist

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Anísio Félix

Brazilian journalist

V

Valdomira Alcântara

person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

Lucas Pizane

Brazilian singer

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

Nearby places in Bahia

• Salinas da Margarida
  5.5 mi away · pop. 14,987
• Guaí
  17.3 mi away
• Candeias
  18.1 mi away · pop. 72,382
• Menino Jesus
  19.9 mi away
• Simões Filho
  20.1 mi away · pop. 114,559
• Guapira
  25.1 mi away
• Aratuípe
  25.1 mi away · pop. 8,677
• São Félix
  27.8 mi away · pop. 11,026
• Muniz Ferreira
  29.9 mi away · pop. 7,190
• Guaibim
  33.1 mi away · pop. 2,363
• Terra Nova
  33.9 mi away · pop. 10,798
• Amélia Rodrigues
  34.3 mi away · pop. 24,138

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.

Books about Itaparica

Notes on the Coral Reefs of the Island of Itaparica, Bahia, and of Parahyba Do Norte

Richard 1852-1918 Rathbun · 2021

Estudo das variações isotópicas C¹³/C¹² e O¹⁸/O¹⁶ em ambientes de formação de rochas de praia na ilha de Itaparica, Bahia

Hélio Silva Campos · 1976

Notes on the coral reefs of the island of Itaparica, Bahia, and of Parahyba do Norte

Richard Rathbun · 1878

A Ilha de Itaparica

Ubaldo Osório · 1979

Teatralidade e performance ritual dos folguedos da Ilha de Itaparica

CELIA CONCEICAO SACRAMENTO GOMES · 2004

BTS em retalhos

VigaGordilho · 2013

Pescadores da modernagem

Wellington Castellucci Junior · 2007

Proclamação. Bahianos! A capital desta importante provincia, está arrancada ás garras da demagogia ..

Antonio Pereira Barreto Pedroso · 1838

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Brazilwood

Paubrasilia echinata

Seen 2026-06-19

Melipona scutellaris

Melipona scutellaris

Seen 2026-06-02

Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

Seen 2026-05-24

Jungle flame

Ixora coccinea

Seen 2026-05-15

Brazilian pepper

Schinus terebinthifolia

Seen 2026-05-15

Caatinga Coralsnake

Micrurus ibiboboca

Seen 2026-05-14

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta

Seen 2026-03-17

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

Gallery

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

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