Teixeira de Freitas

Teixeira de Freitas
Municipality
Flag of Teixeira de Freitas
Official seal of Teixeira de Freitas
Coordinates: 17°32′25″S 39°44′37″W / 17.540276°S 39.743730°W / -17.540276; -39.743730
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
StateBahia
Surrounding regionIlhéus-Itabuna
Government
 • MayorTemoteo Alves de Brito (PSD)
Area
 • Total1,165 km2 (450 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total162,438
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websiteteixeiradefreitas.ba.gov.br

Teixeira de Freitas is a city in the extreme south of the Brazilian state of Bahia, on the margins of BR-101 highway. It is one of the largest cities in the state, with a population estimated as of 2020 at 162,438 inhabitants in an area of 1,166 km2.