Map of Araioses, Brazil

Araioses is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, with a population of about 39,052. It lies at 2.8900°S, 41.9031°W. Araioses is about 1,578 km (980 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Parnaíba, 14 km to the east.

Araioses at a glance

Where is Araioses?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 57 min on the shortest day to 12 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Araioses

• Parnaíba — 14 km east
• Tutóia — 44 km west
• Barreirinhas — 104 km west
• Viçosa do Ceará — 117 km southeast
• Camocim — 118 km east
• Esperantina — 118 km south
• Granja — 122 km east
• Brejo — 129 km southwest
• Tianguá — 138 km southeast
• Ubajara — 153 km southeast

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.