About Arapiraca
Arapiraca is a city in Alagoas, Brazil with a population of 243,906. It is the 129th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 2,358th largest worldwide. It lies 1,393 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 53
Elevation
275 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Maceio
Coordinates
-9.752, -36.661
Record updated
2026-07-16
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 2,250 in BrazilClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.