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Itabuna

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.

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Settlement.name: Itabuna
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Vista da Cidade de Itabuna - Beira-Rio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Itabuna
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira_Itabuna_Bahia_Brasil.svg
Settlement.image_seal: BrasaoItabuna.svg
Settlement.image_map: Bahia_Municip_Itabuna.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Itabuna in Bahia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Bahia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Meso-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sul Baiano
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Micro-Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ilhéus-Itabuna
Settlement.established_date: July 28, 1910

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: itabunense
Population: 185277
Area: 432.244
Elevation: 54
Official website: www.itabuna.ba.gov.br
Image: ITABUNA SKYLINE.jpg
Dialing code: 73

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Commons category: Itabuna
inception: 1910-07-28
postal code: 45609
Human Development Index: 0.712
electorate: 129604

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==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.