The capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhao, built on Sao Luis Island in the Baia de Sao Marcos, an Atlantic inlet that forms the combined estuary of the Pindare, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. The city proper has a population of some 1,088,057 within a metropolitan area of 1,536,017, the 15th-largest in Brazil, and the state's roughly 640-kilometre coastline is the second-longest of any Brazilian state.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Sao Luis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: area_total_km2
827.141
Infobox: population_total
1,089,215 (13th)
Infobox: population_as_of
2025
Infobox: established_date
September 8, 1612
Infobox settlement, elevation_m field
elevation_m = 4
Infobox settlement, coordinates field
coordinates = 2°31′42″S 44°18′16″W
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