Map of Sobral, Brazil

Sobral is a city in Ceará, Brazil, with a population of about 216,519. It lies at 3.6861°S, 40.3497°W. Sobral is about 1,580 km (982 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ubajara, 66 km to the west.

Sobral at a glance

Where is Sobral?

• The 5th largest city in Ceará on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 54 min on the shortest day to 12 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Sobral

• Ubajara — 66 km west
• Amontada — 68 km northeast
• Guaraciaba do Norte — 69 km southwest
• Tianguá — 71 km west
• Santa Quitéria — 75 km south
• Ipu — 81 km southwest
• Granja — 82 km northwest
• Viçosa do Ceará — 84 km west
• Itapagé — 85 km east
• Itapipoca — 88 km east

Largest cities in Ceará

• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Caucaia — 378,406
• Juazeiro do Norte — 305,531
• Maracanaú — 251,613
• Crato — 139,027
• Itapipoca — 138,978
• Iguatu — 98,064
• Quixadá — 88,321
• Quixeramobim — 82,177
• Pacatuba — 81,524

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.