Itabuna

Itabuna, a city in southern Bahia's cacao-growing region, is the birthplace of Jorge Amado, the Brazilian novelist who drew on the area in works including Gabriela, Cravo e Canela and Terras do Sem Fim. Paired with the neighbouring city of Ilhéus, it forms a regional hub with influence across more than forty surrounding municipalities, and sits within reach of the Cocoa Coast and the wider region's UNESCO-listed heritage.

• Population205,660
• Nearest water0.6 km
• Nearest mountain23.2 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1