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Maceio

South America

Maceio is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Alagoas, on the Atlantic coast of Brazil's Northeast Region. Its population was about 994,950 in 2025, the 14th largest in Brazil. Founded as a village in 1815 and made state capital in 1839, Maceio is nicknamed the "Brazilian Caribbean" for its tropical coastline between the Mundau Lagoon and the ocean, with an economy that has shifted from sugar and coconut exports toward tourism and chemicals.

Facts
Population
994,952 1
Area (sq km)
511 1
Founding Year
1815 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
7 1
Latitude
9.665833 degrees south 1
Longitude
35.735 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 4
Connections

Capital Of

Alagoas, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Maceió - GeoNames
Sources
1. Maceio (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    994,952 (14th)
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    511
  • Article text
    Prosperity made it possible for the settlement to become a village on December 5, 1815.
  • Infobox (wikitext), elevation_m
    elevation_m = 7
  • Wikipedia REST summary, coordinates
    {"lat":-9.66583333,"lon":-35.735}
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2. GeoNames: Maceió - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 11 m
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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 -9.75, -35.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.75, -35.75
-9.75 -35.75 Am
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4. GeoNames: Maceió - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3395981
    -9.66583 -35.73528 P PPLA BR 02 2704302 1031597 11 America/Maceio
  • Capital Of: Alagoas, cities500 record 3395981, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 02)
    -9.66583 -35.73528 P PPLA BR 02 2704302 1031597 11 America/Maceio
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Wikidata: Maceio
Wikidata Q168888, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite2-0926).View the Source
Maceio (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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