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City profile · Brazil · South America

Castanhal

Para · Brazil
City population
192,256
#164
in Brazil
#6
in Para
#3,014
worldwide
BrasíliaCastanhal
-1.294, -47.926 · 1,611 km from Brasília
City population
192,256
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#164
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,014
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.1%
of the national population

About Castanhal

Castanhal is a city in Para, Brazil with a population of 192,256. It is the 164th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 3,014th largest worldwide. It lies 1,611 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#164of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Para
#6of 120
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Para
Rank in region
#6of 120
Distance to capital
1,611 km
to Brasília
Elevation
46 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Belem
Coordinates
-1.294, -47.926
Record updated
2025-05-23
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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