City profile · Brazil · South America
São José
City population
295,658
#96
in Brazil
#4
in Santa Catarina
#1,932
worldwide
-27.615, -48.627 · 1,318 km from Brasília
About São José
São José is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil with a population of 295,658. It is the 96th largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, and the 1,932nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,318 km from Brasília.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 96
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-27.615, -48.627
Record updated
2026-07-17
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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