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Sao Luis

South America

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
Population
1,089,215 1
Area (sq km)
827.141 1
Founding Year
1612 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
4 1
Latitude
2.528333 degrees south 1
Longitude
44.304444 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 4
Connections

Capital Of

Maranhao, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: São Luís - GeoNames
Sources
1. Sao Luis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: 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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2. GeoNames: São Luís - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 29 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 -2.75, -44.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -2.75, -44.25
-2.75 -44.25 Aw
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4. GeoNames: São Luís - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3388368
    -2.52972 -44.30278 P PPLA BR 13 2111300 917237 29 America/Fortaleza
  • Capital Of: Maranhao, cities500 record 3388368, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 13)
    -2.52972 -44.30278 P PPLA BR 13 2111300 917237 29 America/Fortaleza
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Wikidata: Sao Luis
Wikidata Q28441, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Sao Luis (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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