About Parnaíba
Parnaíba is a city in Piaui, Brazil with a population of 170,491. It is the 188th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 3,355th largest worldwide. It lies 1,582 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 37
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-2.905, -41.777
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 BrazilClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.