Irecê

Irecê
Municipality and city
Irecê
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 11°18′14″S 42°51′21″W / 11.30389°S 42.85583°W / -11.30389; -42.85583
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateBahia
MesoregionCentro Norte Baiano
Area
  Total
121,118 sq mi (313,695 km2)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
73,524
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Irecê is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. As of 2020 it had a population of 73,524 people. 476 kilometres (296 mi) by road northwest of Salvador. Located in the northern region of Chapada Diamantina. It is an agricultural town known for growing black beans and being a wine-producing region.