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Santo André

Sao Paulo · Brazil
City population
662,373
#31
in Brazil
#9
in Sao Paulo
#837
worldwide
BrasíliaSanto André
-23.664, -46.538 · 889 km from Brasília
City population
662,373
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Brazil
#31
of 2,250 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#837
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Brazil
0.3%
of the national population

About Santo André

Ringed by larger cities within short distances, Santo André sits 4 km from São Bernardo do Campo (840,499), which exceeds it in population, and neighbours three other cities of 400,000 or more within 9 km. The city holds a population of 662,373, placing it ninth in São Paulo state and 31st among Brazil's listed cities.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Brazil
#31of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Sao Paulo
#9of 303
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Sao Paulo
Rank in region
#9of 303
Distance to capital
889 km
to Brasília
Elevation
801 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-23.664, -46.538
Record updated
2019-09-19
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.

4KMSão Bernardo do Campo840K people5KMSão Caetano do Sul173K people8KMMauá418K people9KMDiadema404K people14KMRibeirão Pires116K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Santo André662K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Santo André compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Santo André662K

Santo André Population FAQ

What is the population of Santo André?

Santo André has a city population of 662,373. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Santo André?

Santo André is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 889 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -23.664, -46.538.

How big is Santo André compared with other cities in Brazil?

It is the 31st largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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