Ituaçu

{{Short description|Municipality in Bahia, Brazil}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{More references|date=December 2009}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Ituaçu

| settlement_type = Municipality of Bahia, Brazil

| image_skyline = File:Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Alívio, Ituaçu.jpg

| image_alt = Our Lady of Alívio church

| image_caption = Our Lady of Alívio church

| image_flag = File:Bandeira de Ituaçu.jpg

| flag_alt = Flag of Ituaçu

| image_shield = File:Brasão de Ituaçu.jpg

| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Ituaçu

| image_map = File:Bahia Municip Ituacu.svg

| map_alt = Location of Ituaçu in Bahia

| map_caption = Location of Ituaçu in Bahia

| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America

| pushpin_relief = yes

| coordinates = {{Coord|13|49|S|41|18|W|region:BR_type:city|display=title,inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Northeast

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Bahia}}

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 26 August 1897{{cite web |title=História |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/ituacu/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=31 August 2024}}

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Phellipe Ramonn Gonçalves Brito (PSD) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Eleições 2024: Phellipe Brito (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Ituaçu-BA |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/ba/prefeito/phellipe-brito-50002079425.shtml |website=Folha de S.Paulo |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=30 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Prefeito de Ituaçu (BA) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos |url=https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeito-de-ituacu-ba-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}

| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name2 = Joao Batista Silva Rocha (PSD) (2025-2028)

| area_total_km2 = 1199.374

| elevation_m = 520

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_total = 17914{{cite web |title=Ituaçu |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/ba/ituacu.html |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=3 September 2024}}

| population_density_km2 = 14.94

| population_demonym = Ituaçuense (Brazilian Portuguese)

| timezone = Brasília Time

| utc_offset = -03:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 46640-000{{cite web |title=Código Postal Ituaçu/BA - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/brasil/ba/ituacu/ |website=Código Postal |publisher=Código Postal |access-date=3 September 2024}}

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.570 – medium

| website = [https://www.ituacu.ba.gov.br/ ituacu.ba.gov.br]

}}

Ituaçu (alternately spelled Ituassú, Ituassu or Ituacu) is a city in the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. The city is 530 km from Salvador, the capital city of Bahia. It is the birthplace of singer Moraes Moreira, while another singer Gilberto Gil lived there from 2 months old. The climate is temperate, falling to 12 °C during the winter. Its estimated population in 2020 is 19,030.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/ituacu/panorama IBGE 2020]