Map of Santa Inês, Brazil

Santa Inês is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, with a population of about 85,014. It lies at 3.6667°S, 45.3800°W. Santa Inês is about 1,375 km (855 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Viana, 65 km to the northeast.

Santa Inês at a glance

Where is Santa Inês?

• The 10th largest city in Maranhão on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 55 min on the shortest day to 12 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Santa Inês

• Viana — 65 km northeast
• Lago da Pedra — 71 km south
• Bacabal — 95 km southeast
• São Mateus do Maranhão — 109 km southeast
• Itapecuru Mirim — 117 km east
• São Bento — 124 km northeast
• Pinheiro — 132 km north
• Coroatá — 149 km east
• Santa Helena — 160 km north
• São Luís — 174 km northeast

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
• Pinheiro — 83,777

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.