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City profile · Brazil · South America

Santa Maria

Rio Grande do Sul · Brazil
City population
271,735
#109
in Brazil
#5
in Rio Grande do Sul
#2,101
worldwide
BrasíliaSanta Maria
-29.684, -53.807 · 1,659 km from Brasília
City population
271,735
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#109
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,101
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.1%
of the national population

About Santa Maria

Santa Maria is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with a population of 271,735. It is the 109th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 2,101st largest worldwide. It lies 1,659 km from Brasília.

Position in Brazil
#109of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Rio Grande do Sul
#5of 125
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Rio Grande do Sul
Rank in region
#5of 125
Distance to capital
1,659 km
to Brasília
Elevation
146 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-29.684, -53.807
Record updated
2026-07-13
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 Brazil

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

37KMSão Pedro do Sul16K people52KMJúlio de Castilhos18K people55KMAgudo16K people58KMSão Sepé21K people67KMTupanciretã20K people

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