City profile · Brazil · South America
Caruaru
City population
402,290
#62
in Brazil
#4
in Pernambuco
#1,424
worldwide
-8.283, -35.976 · 1,543 km from Brasília
About Caruaru
Caruaru is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil with a population of 402,290. It is the 62nd largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,424th largest worldwide. It lies 1,543 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 126
Elevation
568 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Recife
Coordinates
-8.283, -35.976
Record updated
2025-06-06
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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