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City profile · Brazil · South America

Poção de Pedras

Maranhao · Brazil
City population
17,161
#2,036
in Brazil
#112
in Maranhao
#28,535
worldwide
BrasíliaPoção de Pedras
-4.752, -44.944 · 1,269 km from Brasília
City population
17,161
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#2,036
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#28,535
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.0%
of the national population

About Poção de Pedras

Poção de Pedras is a city in Maranhao, Brazil with a population of 17,161. It is the 2,036th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 28,535th largest worldwide. It lies 1,269 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#2,036of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Maranhao
#112of 122
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Maranhao
Rank in region
#112of 122
Distance to capital
1,269 km
to Brasília
Elevation
92 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Fortaleza
Coordinates
-4.752, -44.944
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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