Barreiras

Barreiras
Municipality
Barreiras downtown.
Barreiras downtown.
Flag of Barreiras
Official seal of Barreiras
Nickname: 
"Capital of the West of Bahia"
Location of Barreiras
Location of Barreiras
Barreiras is located in Brazil
Barreiras
Barreiras
Coordinates: 12°08′54″S 44°59′33″W / 12.14833°S 44.99250°W / -12.14833; -44.99250
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
StateBahia
Founded1891
Area
 • Municipality7,985.421 km2 (3,083.188 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,535 km2 (979 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2022 [1])IBGE
 • Municipality159,743
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
DemonymBarreirense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
47800
Area code+55 77
Websitebarreiras.ba.gov.br (in Portuguese)

Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is the most important urban, political, technological and economic center of the western region of the state. Its economy is based on livestock raising and agriculture. In recent years it has experienced an economic boom and is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state of Bahia if not in Brazil.