About Belém
Belém is a city in Paraiba, Brazil with a population of 17,705. It is the 1,974th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 27,876th largest worldwide. It lies 1,687 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#41of 51
Elevation
140 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-6.692, -35.533
Record updated
2026-07-25
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.