Una is a city in

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

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 ...

. Its population in 2020 was 18,544 inhabitants. It is located about south from Ilheus. The municipality was founded on August 2, 1890. The GDP per capita is R$ 2,649 (IBGE / 2005). Una-Comandatuba Airport serves both the city of Una and Transamérica Resort, located at nearby Comandatuba Island.

Environment

The climate is hot and humid, with annual rainfall over . The temperature varies from , with an average of . The municipality contains the

Una Biological Reserve Una Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica de Una) is a Biological reserve in Brazil. Location The Una Biological Reserve, which is in the Atlantic Forest biome and covers , was created on 10 December 1980. It became part of the Central At ...

, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1980. It contains most of the

Una Wildlife Refuge The Una Wildlife Refuge ( pt, Refúgio de Vida Silvestre de Una) is a wildlife refuge in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Location The Una Wildlife Refuge is in the municipalities of Una and Ilhéus, Bahia. It has an area of . The refuge almost compl ...

, which surrounds the biological reserve. It also contains part of the Serra das Lontras National Park, created in 2010. The municipality contains part of the Canavieiras Extractive Reserve, created in 2006.

References

Populated coastal places in Bahia Municipalities in Bahia {{Bahia-geo-stub