Map of Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Salinas is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 40,178. It lies at 16.1703°S, 42.2903°W. Salinas is about 604 km (376 mi) east of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Araçuaí, 79 km to the south.
Salinas at a glance
Country
Region
Minas Gerais
Population
40,178GeoNames
Coordinates
-16.1703, -42.290316°10′13″S 42°17′25″W
Time zone
America/Sao_PauloUTC−03:00
Local time
–
Distance to Brasília
604 km (376 mi)
Where is Salinas?
- Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 10 min on the shortest day to 13 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Salinas
- Araçuaí — 79 km south
- Porteirinha — 92 km northwest
- Janaúba — 116 km west
- Almenara — 170 km east
- Capelinha — 171 km south
- Montes Claros — 179 km west
- Bocaiúva — 193 km southwest
- Teófilo Otoni — 205 km southeast
- Vitória da Conquista — 213 km northeast
- Guanambi — 223 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.