Map of Bacabal, Brazil

Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, with a population of about 107,755. It lies at 4.2917°S, 44.7917°W. Bacabal is about 1,323 km (822 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is São Mateus do Maranhão, 45 km to the northeast.

Bacabal at a glance

Where is Bacabal?

• The 7th largest city in Maranhão on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 52 min on the shortest day to 12 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Bacabal

• São Mateus do Maranhão — 45 km northeast
• Lago da Pedra — 50 km west
• Coroatá — 76 km east
• Santa Inês — 95 km northwest
• Codó — 102 km east
• Tuntum — 109 km south
• Itapecuru Mirim — 111 km northeast
• Presidente Dutra — 116 km south
• Viana — 121 km north
• Vargem Grande — 128 km northeast

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
• 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.