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Maranhão Map

Every municipality, city and town in Maranhão on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and municipalities above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a municipality to see its population, area and largest towns.

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Key facts

Capital
São Luís
Largest city
São Luís (1,090,229)
Population
7,024,557 (2026)
Area
329,651 km² (127,279 sq mi)
Municipalities of Maranhão
217
Most populous municipality
São Luís (1,090,229)
Largest municipality by area
Balsas, 12,602 km² (4,866 sq mi)
Map of Maranhão with its largest cities
Map of Maranhão with its largest cities

About Maranhão

Maranhão has 217 municipalities and about 7,024,557 people (2026) on 329,651 km² (127,279 sq mi). São Luís is both the capital and the largest city, with 1,090,229 people. It borders Pará, Piauí and Tocantins.

São Luís is the most populous municipality (1,090,229 people) and Nova Iorque the least (4,405); Balsas is the largest by area (12,602 km²) and Raposa the smallest (79 km²).

Largest cities in Maranhão

The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 217 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.

#CityMunicipalityPopulation
1São LuísSão Luís1,090,229
2ImperatrizImperatriz286,383
3São José de RibamarSão José de Ribamar260,695
4TimonTimon183,123
5CaxiasCaxias163,650
6Paço do LumiarPaço do Lumiar153,903
7CodóCodó118,272
8AçailândiaAçailândia110,703
9BacabalBacabal107,874
10BalsasBalsas106,332
11Santa InêsSanta Inês88,320
12PinheiroPinheiro88,241
13Barra do CordaBarra do Corda87,830
14ChapadinhaChapadinha84,564
15GrajaúGrajaú75,281
16BarreirinhasBarreirinhas68,439
17Itapecuru MirimItapecuru Mirim62,260
18CoroatáCoroatá61,324
19Santa LuziaSanta Luzia58,667
20BuriticupuBuriticupu56,590
21TutóiaTutóia55,107
22VianaViana53,229
23São BentoSão Bento48,280
24Presidente DutraPresidente Dutra46,631
25Lago da PedraLago da Pedra45,857

Populations are IBGE's estimates of the resident population on 1 July 2026; the 217 municipalities add up to the state's 7,024,557. Towns are the municipalities' seats with the population of the whole municipality, rural districts included.

Municipalities of Maranhão

All 217 municipalities. Select one to show it on the map.

Municipalities of Maranhão. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
Municipality110,7035,805
Municipality6,309372
Municipality12,474442
Municipality18,6751,168
Municipality23,7721,943
Municipality6,534524
Municipality24,515393
Municipality26,2411,876
Municipality11,40111,127
Municipality7,395494
Municipality38,3377,442
Municipality26,275940
Municipality14,115609
Municipality17,693341
Municipality11,253805
Municipality40,1901,790
Municipality27,7822,976
Municipality30,5851,100
Municipality12,101160
Municipality107,8741,657
Municipality17,498543
Municipality16,957832
Municipality5,376414
Municipality106,33212,602
Municipality19,5242,209
Municipality87,8305,188
Municipality68,4393,046
Municipality12,132148
Municipality8,782570
Municipality5,6011,785
Municipality19,955790
Municipality5,994247
Municipality7,792400
Municipality33,8506,580
Municipality29,6202,677
Municipality12,333445
Municipality35,3821,073
Municipality9,343986
Municipality30,9251,476
Municipality22,9371,582
Municipality56,5902,554
Municipality13,098821
Municipality10,057707
Municipality10,331545
Municipality16,652662
Municipality12,522614
Municipality20,4641,644
Municipality25,131773
Municipality11,696590
Municipality24,6306,268
Municipality24,9501,261
Municipality163,6505,201
Municipality10,448285
Municipality7,209320
Municipality12,7151,135
Municipality16,4328,401
Municipality84,5643,249
Municipality13,1311,463
Municipality118,2724,362
Municipality42,774977
Municipality41,8261,979
Municipality15,291727
Municipality61,3242,264
Municipality32,5981,256
Municipality14,863332
Municipality23,607358
Municipality10,439317
Municipality18,743452
Municipality34,2932,720
Municipality8,2391,626
Municipality11,2505,087
Municipality18,1643,691
Municipality12,9741,853
Municipality17,348836
Municipality10,425726
Municipality17,580884
Municipality10,480446
Municipality19,010616
Municipality14,269647
Municipality7,213402
Municipality11,0041,144
Municipality23,4931,049
Municipality6,160271
Municipality75,2818,862
Municipality10,412479
Municipality26,5521,715
Municipality25,3321,124
Municipality14,411369
Municipality10,460346
Municipality286,3831,369
Municipality14,1421,244
Municipality62,2601,481
Municipality22,8633,583
Municipality7,577592
Municipality17,5551,962
Municipality25,3311,135
Municipality15,221703
Municipality5,287568
Municipality45,8571,240
Municipality9,676329
Municipality8,963221
Municipality15,062631
Municipality10,8041,513
Municipality11,749744
Municipality7,2361,064
Municipality11,560322
Municipality11,8913,597
Municipality7,379467
Municipality13,873434
Municipality21,768636
Municipality7,1421,403
Municipality14,097782
Municipality17,618549
Municipality22,549411
Municipality33,3502,109
Municipality18,087794
Municipality9,079635
Municipality21,5528,523
Municipality24,371341
Municipality14,298687
Municipality28,5261,246
Municipality9,3041,489
Municipality19,0331,712
Municipality14,621571
Municipality5,152743
Municipality4,405978
Municipality14,3022,453
Municipality18,281695
Municipality13,932200
Municipality153,903127
Municipality21,702532
Municipality18,564531
Municipality32,2123,247
Municipality17,5901,358
Municipality19,2841,635
Municipality17,625979
Municipality20,8031,169
Municipality38,239262
Municipality24,9891,754
Municipality33,463801
Municipality11,187398
Municipality20,896825
Municipality32,560268
Municipality88,2411,513
Municipality22,378545
Municipality18,143689
Municipality17,351991
Municipality24,6181,421
Municipality6,092245
Municipality46,631772
Municipality11,616356
Municipality4,690438
Municipality17,936726
Municipality10,791460
Municipality13,9181,337
Municipality32,24679
Municipality22,7766,403
Municipality7,605733
Municipality39,759648
Municipality6,2383,015
Municipality6,828623
Municipality43,2782,191
Municipality88,320787
Municipality58,6674,837
Municipality24,9071,010
Municipality24,5011,430
Municipality38,625757
Municipality10,744932
Municipality14,2941,583
Municipality14,632771
Municipality18,825931
Municipality48,280457
Municipality27,9301,006
Municipality8,255961
Municipality35,2691,152
Municipality4,4872,033
Municipality9,184745
Municipality12,3672,284
Municipality18,871650
Municipality12,305910
Municipality10,0782,052
Municipality17,2521,438
Municipality25,9261,483
Municipality260,695180
Municipality7,087354
Municipality1,090,229583
Municipality18,097909
Municipality40,191800
Municipality14,829720
Municipality6,018980
Municipality19,1843,524
Municipality5,755420
Municipality4,554227
Municipality19,848394
Municipality8,770442
Municipality10,449426
Municipality15,052737
Municipality10,4881,185
Municipality17,4703,115
Municipality10,4701,074
Municipality5,076862
Municipality9,1504,369
Municipality27,3141,487
Municipality183,1231,763
Municipality23,137292
Municipality5,634271
Municipality37,3313,369
Municipality39,0702,622
Municipality33,3831,508
Municipality55,1071,566
Municipality34,2161,706
Municipality44,3591,959
Municipality53,2291,167
Municipality10,5491,190
Municipality31,866716
Municipality31,9331,193
Municipality41,7042,140

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Sources

  • Municipalities and states: IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), Malha Municipal 2025, the municipal and state boundaries of 2025, with the municipalities' areas (geoftp.ibge.gov.br).
  • Populations: IBGE, Estimativas da População, resident population estimated for 1 July 2026, by municipality (SIDRA table 6579); municipality names: IBGE Localidades API.
  • Town locations (the municipal seats): IBGE, Localidades do Brasil 2022.
  • Federal highways (BR-xxx), rivers, lakes and reservoirs: IBGE, Base Cartográfica Contínua do Brasil 1:250 000 (BC250), edition 2025.