Aracaju is the capital of the Brazilian state of Sergipe, in the country's northeast, about 350 kilometers north of Salvador. According to a 2020 estimate the city has 664,908 inhabitants, roughly 33 percent of the state's population. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Aracaju (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 630,932 (2025)
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Aracaju
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -10.91111, -37.07167
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 11 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -10.75, -37.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -10.75, -37.25
-10.75 -37.25 As
4. GeoNames: Aracaju - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3471872, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 3471872, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
-10.91111 -37.07167 P PPLA BR 28 2800308 664908 11 America/Maceio
Aracaju (Wikipedia)
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Aracaju (Brazilian Portuguese: [aɾakaˈʒu]; English: ARR-ə-kə-ZHOO ) is the capital of the state of Sergipe, in northeastern Brazil, about 350 km (217 mi) north of Salvador.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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