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Duque de Caxias

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
City population
866,347
#20
in Brazil
#2
in Rio de Janeiro
#643
worldwide
BrasíliaDuque de Caxias
-22.786, -43.312 · 917 km from Brasília
City population
866,347
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#20
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#643
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.4%
of the national population

About Duque de Caxias

Brazil's 20th-largest city by population, Duque de Caxias holds 866,347 residents and ranks second within Rio de Janeiro state. The city lies 917 km from Brasília. Four neighbouring cities with populations ranging from 155,500 to 843,046 are situated within 15 km: São João de Meriti at 7 km, Belford Roxo at 9 km, Nilópolis at 11 km, and Nova Iguaçu at 15 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Brazil
#20of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Rio de Janeiro
#2of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Rio de Janeiro
Rank in region
#2of 83
Distance to capital
917 km
to Brasília
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.786, -43.312
Record updated
2026-07-14
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 Brazil

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMSão João de Meriti467K people9KMBelford Roxo518K people11KMNilópolis156K people15KMNova Iguaçu843K people18KMEstácio23K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Duque de Caxias866K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Duque de Caxias compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Duque de Caxias866K

Duque de Caxias Population FAQ

What is the population of Duque de Caxias?

Duque de Caxias has a city population of 866,347. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Duque de Caxias?

Duque de Caxias is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 917 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -22.786, -43.312.

How big is Duque de Caxias compared with other cities in Brazil?

It is the 20th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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