City profile · Brazil · South America
Santa Maria
City population
116,622
#287
in Brazil
#9
in Federal District
#4,936
worldwide
-16.031, -48.029 · 30 km from Brasília
About Santa Maria
Santa Maria is a city in Federal District, Brazil with a population of 116,622. It is the 287th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 4,936th largest worldwide. It lies 30 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 25
Elevation
1,177 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-16.031, -48.029
Record updated
2025-08-23
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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