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City profile · Brazil · South America

Imperatriz

Maranhao · Brazil
City population
273,110
#108
in Brazil
#2
in Maranhao
#2,091
worldwide
BrasíliaImperatriz
-5.526, -47.492 · 1,141 km from Brasília
City population
273,110
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#108
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,091
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.1%
of the national population

About Imperatriz

Imperatriz is a city in Maranhao, Brazil with a population of 273,110. It is the 108th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 2,091st largest worldwide. It lies 1,141 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#108of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Maranhao
#2of 122
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Maranhao
Rank in region
#2of 122
Distance to capital
1,141 km
to Brasília
Elevation
127 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-5.526, -47.492
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.

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