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City profile · Brazil · South America

Matões do Norte

Maranhao · Brazil
City population
17,432
#2,008
in Brazil
#110
in Maranhao
#28,218
worldwide
BrasíliaMatões do Norte
-3.632, -44.556 · 1,400 km from Brasília
City population
17,432
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#2,008
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#28,218
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.0%
of the national population

About Matões do Norte

Matões do Norte is a city in Maranhao, Brazil with a population of 17,432. It is the 2,008th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 28,218th largest worldwide. It lies 1,400 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#2,008of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Maranhao
#110of 122
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Maranhao
Rank in region
#110of 122
Distance to capital
1,400 km
to Brasília
Elevation
42 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-3.632, -44.556
Record updated
2025-06-15
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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