Itabuna is a cidade in Bahia, Brazil. Located around 14°47′09″S 39°16′48″W, it is the 6th city in Bahia, after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Juazeiro and Ilhéus in size of population, with an estimate of 209,211 inhabitants in 2006. The city covers a total area of 443.2 km².Itabuna became a cidade separated from Ilhéus in 1910. In 1978, the city became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Itabuna.500px