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Serra

City population
520,653
#41
in Brazil
#1
in Espirito Santo
#1,089
worldwide
BrasíliaSerra
-20.129, -40.308 · 940 km from Brasília
Share of Brazil
0.2%
Of the national population
Elevation
57 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Brasília
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo
IANA zone identifier

About Serra

Brazil's 41st-largest listed 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.

Position in Brazil
#41of 2,250
LargestSmallest
Position in Espirito Santo
#1of 42
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#1of 42
Coordinates
-20.129, -40.308
Record updated
24 May 2025
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.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

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

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Serra 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
Serra521K

Serra Population FAQ

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.

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 listed in Brazil, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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