Map of Belém, Brazil

Belém is the administrative centre of Pará, Brazil, with a population of about 1,499,641. It lies at 1.4558°S, 48.5044°W. Belém is about 1,594 km (990 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Barcarena, 15 km to the west.

Belém at a glance

Where is Belém?

• The 11th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Pará on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 12 h 02 min on the shortest day to 12 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Belém

• Barcarena — 15 km west
• Ananindeua — 18 km northeast
• Benevides — 31 km east
• Abaetetuba — 51 km southwest
• Moju — 56 km southwest
• Acará — 66 km southeast
• Castanhal — 67 km east
• Igarapé Miri — 77 km southwest
• Vigia — 78 km northeast
• Muaná — 80 km west

Largest cities in Pará

• Ananindeua — 535,547
• Santarém — 360,871
• Parauapebas — 305,771
• Marabá — 283,542
• Castanhal — 192,256
• Abaetetuba — 158,188
• Barcarena — 139,076
• Altamira — 138,749
• Itaituba — 135,369
• Cametá — 134,184

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.