Boa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima, situated on the western bank of the Branco River, 109 kilometers from Brazil's border with Venezuela and 58 kilometers from the border with Guyana. It is the only Brazilian state capital located entirely north of the equator. 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. Boa Vista (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 485,477 (2025)
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Boa Vista
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates 2.81972, -60.67333
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 82 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 2.75, -60.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 2.75, -60.75
2.75 -60.75 Am
4. GeoNames: Boa Vista - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3664980, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)Quote, cities500 record 3664980, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
2.81972 -60.67333 P PPLA BR 25 1400100 419652 82 America/Boa_Vista
Boa Vista, Roraima (Wikipedia)
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Boa Vista (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbo(w)ɐ ˈvistɐ], literally Good View; figuratively "Fairview") is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima.
Boa Vista (Wikipedia)
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