Map of Teresina, Brazil

Teresina is the administrative centre of Piauí, Brazil, with a population of about 871,126. It lies at 5.0892°S, 42.8019°W. Teresina is about 1,314 km (816 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Timon, 4 km to the west.

Teresina at a glance

Where is Teresina?

• The 19th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Piauí on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 50 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Teresina

• Timon — 4 km west
• Altos — 38 km east
• José de Freitas — 45 km northeast
• União — 56 km north
• Caxias — 67 km northwest
• Parnarama — 73 km southwest
• Campo Maior — 76 km east
• Coelho Neto — 95 km north
• Miguel Alves — 103 km north
• Barras — 109 km northeast

Largest cities in Piauí

• Parnaíba — 170,491
• Picos — 83,090
• Piripiri — 63,787
• Floriano — 62,036
• Barras — 47,938
• Altos — 47,453
• Campo Maior — 46,893
• União — 46,119
• Esperantina — 40,970
• José de Freitas — 39,336

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.