City profile · Brazil · South America
São João de Meriti
City population
466,536
#49
in Brazil
#7
in Rio de Janeiro
#1,235
worldwide
-22.804, -43.372 · 916 km from Brasília
About São João de Meriti
São João de Meriti is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of 466,536. It is the 49th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,235th largest worldwide. It lies 916 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 83
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-22.804, -43.372
Record updated
2025-05-24
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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