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City profile · Brazil · South America

Barra do Corda

Maranhao · Brazil
City population
88,492
#384
in Brazil
#11
in Maranhao
#6,511
worldwide
BrasíliaBarra do Corda
-5.506, -45.243 · 1,179 km from Brasília
City population
88,492
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#384
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#6,511
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.0%
of the national population

About Barra do Corda

Barra do Corda is a city in Maranhao, Brazil with a population of 88,492. It is the 384th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 6,511th largest worldwide. It lies 1,179 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#384of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Maranhao
#11of 122
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Maranhao
Rank in region
#11of 122
Distance to capital
1,179 km
to Brasília
Elevation
148 m
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-5.506, -45.243
Record updated
2026-07-21
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.

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