Map of Aracaju, Brazil

Aracaju is the administrative centre of Sergipe, Brazil, with a population of about 664,908. It lies at 10.9111°S, 37.0717°W. Aracaju is about 1,293 km (803 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Barra dos Coqueiros, 4 km to the east.

Aracaju at a glance

Where is Aracaju?

• The 30th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Sergipe on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 29 min on the shortest day to 12 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Aracaju

• Barra dos Coqueiros — 4 km east
• Nossa Senhora do Socorro — 9 km northwest
• São Cristóvão — 19 km southwest
• Capela — 45 km north
• Itabaiana — 46 km northwest
• Estância — 56 km southwest
• Lagarto — 63 km west
• Simão Dias — 83 km west
• Nossa Senhora da Glória — 86 km northwest
• Penedo — 87 km northeast

Largest cities in Sergipe

• Nossa Senhora do Socorro — 204,081
• Itabaiana — 103,440
• Lagarto — 101,579
• São Cristóvão — 101,213
• Estância — 65,078
• Tobias Barreto — 50,905
• Simão Dias — 42,578
• Barra dos Coqueiros — 41,511
• Itabaianinha — 40,678
• Nossa Senhora da Glória — 37,324

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.