About Palmas
Palmas is a city in Tocantins, Brazil with a population of 306,296. It is the 91st largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,861st largest worldwide. It lies 626 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Elevation
271 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Araguaina
Coordinates
-10.167, -48.328
Record updated
2026-04-13
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 BrazilClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.