Map of Santa Helena, Brazil

Santa Helena is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, with a population of about 42,483. It lies at 2.2311°S, 45.3000°W. Santa Helena is about 1,534 km (953 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pinheiro, 40 km to the southeast.

Santa Helena at a glance

Where is Santa Helena?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 12 h 00 min on the shortest day to 12 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Santa Helena

• Pinheiro — 40 km southeast
• Turiaçu — 64 km north
• São Bento — 74 km southeast
• Viana — 115 km south
• São Luís — 116 km east
• São José de Ribamar — 142 km east
• Viseu — 148 km northwest
• Santa Inês — 160 km south
• Itapecuru Mirim — 166 km southeast
• Augusto Corrêa — 200 km northwest

Largest cities in Maranhão

• São Luís — 917,237
• Imperatriz — 273,110
• São José de Ribamar — 259,164
• Timon — 174,465
• Caxias — 163,546
• Codó — 114,275
• Bacabal — 107,755
• Balsas — 105,974
• Barra do Corda — 88,492
• Santa Inês — 85,014

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.