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City profile · Brazil · South America

Bacabal

Maranhao · Brazil
City population
107,755
#317
in Brazil
#9
in Maranhao
#5,336
worldwide
BrasíliaBacabal
-4.232, -44.782 · 1,329 km from Brasília
City population
107,755
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#317
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,336
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.1%
of the national population

About Bacabal

Bacabal is a city in Maranhao, Brazil with a population of 107,755. It is the 317th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 5,336th largest worldwide. It lies 1,329 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#317of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Maranhao
#9of 122
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Maranhao
Rank in region
#9of 122
Distance to capital
1,329 km
to Brasília
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-4.232, -44.782
Record updated
2026-07-17
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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