What is the population of Serra?
Serra has a city population of 520,653. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Brazil · South America
Serra
City population
520,653
#41
in Brazil
#1
in Espirito Santo
#1,089
worldwide
-20.129, -40.308 · 940 km from Brasília
About Serra
Brazil's 41st-largest city by population, Serra holds 520,653 residents and ranks first within Espirito Santo state. It sits 21 km from Vitória and forms part of a cluster of substantial cities in the immediate area: Cariacica (376,200) lies 19 km away, Vila Velha (394,930) 22 km distant, and Aracruz (94,765) 34 km away. Located 940 km from Brasília, Serra sits at low elevation near sea level.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 42
Elevation
57 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
-20.129, -40.308
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.
Nearby Cities
All 2,250 in BrazilClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Serra | 521K |
Serra Population FAQ
Where is Serra?
Serra is in Espirito Santo, Brazil, 940 km from the capital, Brasília. Its coordinates are -20.129, -40.308.
How big is Serra compared with other cities in Brazil?
It is the 41st largest of the 2,250 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Brazil, holding 0.2% of the national population.