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City profile · Brazil · South America

Araruna

Paraiba · Brazil
City population
17,189
#2,033
in Brazil
#44
in Paraiba
#28,504
worldwide
BrasíliaAraruna
-6.558, -35.742 · 1,678 km from Brasília
City population
17,189
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#2,033
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#28,504
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.0%
of the national population

About Araruna

Araruna is a city in Paraiba, Brazil with a population of 17,189. It is the 2,033rd largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 28,504th largest worldwide. It lies 1,678 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#2,033of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Paraiba
#44of 51
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Paraiba
Rank in region
#44of 51
Distance to capital
1,678 km
to Brasília
Elevation
496 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-6.558, -35.742
Record updated
2025-06-09
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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