Map of São Mateus do Maranhão, Brazil

São Mateus do Maranhão is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, with a population of about 38,829. It lies at 4.0417°S, 44.4750°W. São Mateus do Maranhão is about 1,359 km (844 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Coroatá, 40 km to the east.

São Mateus do Maranhão at a glance

Where is São Mateus do Maranhão?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 53 min on the shortest day to 12 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São Mateus do Maranhão

• Coroatá — 40 km east
• Bacabal — 45 km southwest
• Itapecuru Mirim — 73 km north
• Codó — 80 km southeast
• Vargem Grande — 83 km northeast
• Lago da Pedra — 89 km west
• Viana — 109 km northwest
• Santa Inês — 109 km northwest
• Chapadinha — 128 km east
• Tuntum — 137 km south

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.