Map of Crateús, Brazil

Crateús is a city in Ceará, Brazil, with a population of about 75,159. It lies at 5.1783°S, 40.6775°W. Crateús is about 1,420 km (882 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ipu, 95 km to the north.

Crateús at a glance

Where is Crateús?

• The 15th largest city in Ceará on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 49 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Crateús

• Ipu — 95 km north
• Boa Viagem — 105 km east
• Santa Quitéria — 110 km northeast
• Pedra Branca — 111 km east
• Guaraciaba do Norte — 113 km north
• Pedro II — 120 km northwest
• Mombaça — 132 km southeast
• Quixeramobim — 153 km east
• Piripiri — 158 km northwest
• Acopiara — 170 km southeast

Largest cities in Ceará

• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Caucaia — 378,406
• Juazeiro do Norte — 305,531
• Maracanaú — 251,613
• Sobral — 216,519
• Crato — 139,027
• Itapipoca — 138,978
• Iguatu — 98,064
• Quixadá — 88,321
• Quixeramobim — 82,177

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.