Guanambi is situated in the Bahian Southwest, and is the 796 km of Salvador Bahia capital. It makes limits with the cities of Caetité, Igaporã, Pindaí, Candiba, Pamls of Mount Alto and Sebastião Larangeiras. It is the 525 meters of altitude above sea level. The city possesses an area of 1302,799 km quadrados according to IBGE. Guanambi has a relatively small area, however Guanambi it possesss a relatively high population, about 80 000 inhabitants. Its area makes limit with Igaporã, to the north; Caetité, the northesast; Pindaí, the east; Candiba and Sebastião Larangeiras, to the south, and high Mount Palms, the west. The city registers the following geographic coordinates: 14 13’ 30” of south latitude and 42 46’ 53” of longitude Greenwich West. The relief of the city is little victim, more seeming plateasus, surrounded for considered unevennesses isolated, between which the mountain range of the espinhaço, in the limit with Caetité.
The lands are cut by the rivers Carnaíba de Dentro and Carnaíba de fora both tributaries of the River of the Frogs, that in tum is tributary of the River San Francisco.
Guanambi does not possess significant tourist points, consequently the income that the tourism provides for the city is low, but Guanambi is considered the polar region deals of it regional presenting diverse establishments and great it offers of merchandises.
On account of its climate to be basically half-barren the annual average temperature of 22,6 graus celsus. The period of rain if to give enters the September months the March. Its relief is characterized for the presence of the Pediplano Sertanejo, of the surfaces of the Generalities and Plateaus of the Espinhaço. The vegetation that predominates is of the type tripping, where if they detach capoeira lands, presenting a great fertility for the culture of cotton, beans, cassava, maize etc. The type of ground, as the podzólico distrófico red-yellow, planossolo solódico Eutrófico, etc. found in the region, provides regular conditions for the culture of farmings, forestries and for natural pasture.
