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Araruama

City population
137,906
#232
in Brazil
#23
in Rio de Janeiro
#4,133
worldwide
BrasíliaAraruama
-22.873, -42.343 · 982 km from Brasília
Share of Brazil
0.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Brasília
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
IANA zone identifier

About Araruama

Araruama is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 137,906. It is the 232nd largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 4,133rd largest worldwide. It lies 982 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#232of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Rio de Janeiro
#23of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#23of 83
Coordinates
-22.873, -42.343
Record updated
18 July 2026
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.

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