Salvador geodata
Salvador (Bahia) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Brazil in America/Bahia (GMT-3) time zone. With population of 2,711,840 people, there are 2 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Brazil, 60% of cities are located further ↓South; 82.5% of cities are located further ←West and 94.3% of cities have higher elevation than Salvador. Note1
Salvador GPS coordinates[2]
12° 58' 15.996" South, 38° 30' 38.988" West
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | -12.285°, | -39.21396° |
Center: | -12.97111°, | -38.51083° |
Lower-right: | -13.65533°, | -37.80771° |
Map W x H: | 152.4×152.4 km | = 94.7×94.7mi |
max Lat: | 2.81972° ⇑40% North |
Salvador: | -12.97111° |
min Lat: | ⇓60% South -33.69111° |
min Long | Salvador | max Long |
-72.89583° | -38.51083° | -32.41083° |
W 82.5%⇐ | ⇒17.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Salvador is 10 m = 33 ft, and this is 370.9 m = 1217 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
1603 m = 5259 ft | 94.3% |
Avg. | 380.9 m = 1250 ft | |
Salvador | 10 m = 33 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 5.7% |
See also: Salvador elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Salvador is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of this Southern Tropic circle is 1163.7 km =723.1 mi to South.Distance of | km | miles | from Salvador |
---|---|---|---|
Equator | 1442.3 | 896.2 | to North |
Tropic Capricorn | 1163.7 | 723.1 | to South |
Antarctic Circle | 5958.9 | 3702.7 | to South |
South Pole | 8564.8 | 5321.9 | to South |



Nearby cities:
15 places around Salvador: (largest is in red/bold)
• Cachoeira
64.2 km =39.9 mi, 309°
• Camaçari
36.5 km =22.7 mi, 33°
• Catu
70.2 km =43.6 mi, 11°
• Itaparica
20.4 km =12.7 mi, 296°
• Lauro de Freitas
21.6 km =13.4 mi, 66°
• Madre de Deus
28.2 km =17.5 mi, 335°
• Maragogipe
49.2 km =30.6 mi, 295°
• Mata de São João
54.1 km =33.6 mi, 25°
• Nazaré
55 km =34.2 mi, 262°
• Santo Amaro
52 km =32.3 mi, 335°
• Saubara
38.2 km =23.7 mi, 312°
• Simões Filho
23.8 km =14.8 mi, 29°
• Sobradinho
65.7 km =40.8 mi, 283°
• São Francisco do Conde
42.4 km =26.3 mi, 334°
• São Sebastião do Passé
51 km =31.7 mi, 1°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Salvador, Salvador de Bahía
- In German: Salvador da Bahia
- In Russian: Салвадор
- In Chinese: 萨尔瓦多
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Brazil existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia