Guanambi is a municipality in

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, with an area of 1,272.367 km², and with 84,928 inhabitants in 2020, according to estimates by the

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, making it the 20th most populous municipality of

. It was founded in 1919 and Nilo Coelho is its current mayor. It is 796 km (approximately 498 miles) south-west of Salvador, the capital being connected by the roads BR-030, BR-262 and

BR-324 BR-324 is a federal highway in the Northeast Region of Brazil. The 1270.9 km road goes from Balsas, Maranhão, across the states of Piauí and Bahia to the Bahian state capital, Salvador Salvador, meaning " salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, ...

, representing a strong influence in the commercial. The city is served by

Guanambi Airport Isaac Moura Rocha Airport is the airport serving Guanambi, Brazil. It is operated by Infracea. History Since August 15, 2019 the airport is managed by the concessionary Infracea. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *3 Februa ...

, and it is home of the largest wind complex in

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Notable people

* Lucio (footballer, born 1982)

References

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