Teresina is the capital and largest municipality of the Brazilian state of Piaui, in the Northeast Region, and the only Northeastern state capital not on the Atlantic coast. Its population was about 902,600, making it the 19th largest city in Brazil. Founded in 1852 and named for Empress Teresa Cristina, Teresina forms a conurbation with the city of Timon across the Parnaiba River and is known as one of Brazil's hottest cities, with one of the world's highest rates of lightning activity.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Teresina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Population
Population (2025): 905,692
Infobox: area_total_km2
1167.25
Infobox, Elevation
87 meters
Infobox: established_date
August 16, 1852
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
5.090278 degrees S, 42.816667 degrees W
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
5.090278 degrees S, 42.816667 degrees W
Lead
it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. GeoNames: Teresina - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3386496
-5.08917 -42.80194 P PPLA BR 20 2211001 871126 87 America/Fortaleza
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 87 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 -5.25, -42.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -5.25, -42.75
-5.25 -42.75 Aw
Wikidata: Teresina
Wikidata Q165341, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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