City profile · Brazil · South America
Palhoça
City population
222,598
#144
in Brazil
#8
in Santa Catarina
#2,589
worldwide
-27.645, -48.668 · 1,322 km from Brasília
About Palhoça
Palhoça is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil with a population of 222,598. It is the 144th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 2,589th largest worldwide. It lies 1,322 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 96
Coordinates
-27.645, -48.668
Record updated
14 July 2026
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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