Map of Bocaiúva, Brazil

Bocaiúva is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 48,032. It lies at 17.1078°S, 43.8150°W. Bocaiúva is about 463 km (288 mi) east of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Montes Claros, 42 km to the north.

Bocaiúva at a glance

Where is Bocaiúva?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 06 min on the shortest day to 13 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Bocaiúva

• Montes Claros — 42 km north
• Várzea da Palma — 112 km southwest
• Pirapora — 123 km west
• Diamantina — 129 km south
• Capelinha — 152 km southeast
• Janaúba — 155 km north
• São Francisco — 171 km northwest
• Porteirinha — 173 km northeast
• Araçuaí — 188 km east
• Januária — 189 km north

Largest cities in Minas Gerais

• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Uberlândia — 754,954
• Contagem — 627,123
• Juiz de Fora — 540,756
• Montes Claros — 437,601
• Betim — 384,000
• Uberaba — 356,781
• Ribeirão das Neves — 346,971
• Governador Valadares — 266,561
• Sete Lagoas — 238,909

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.