Map of São José de Ribamar, Brazil

São José de Ribamar is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, with a population of about 259,164. It lies at 2.5557°S, 44.0599°W. São José de Ribamar is about 1,530 km (951 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is São Luís, 27 km to the west.

São José de Ribamar at a glance

Where is São José de Ribamar?

• The 3rd largest city in Maranhão on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 58 min on the shortest day to 12 h 16 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São José de Ribamar

• São Luís — 27 km west
• São Bento — 86 km west
• Itapecuru Mirim — 99 km south
• Urbano Santos — 103 km southeast
• Vargem Grande — 111 km south
• Pinheiro — 114 km west
• Viana — 128 km southwest
• Santa Helena — 142 km west
• Chapadinha — 153 km southeast
• Turiaçu — 176 km northwest

Largest cities in Maranhão

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