Map of Castanhal, Brazil

Castanhal is a city in Pará, Brazil, with a population of about 192,256. It lies at 1.2939°S, 47.9264°W. Castanhal is about 1,611 km (1,001 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Benevides, 36 km to the west.

Castanhal at a glance

Where is Castanhal?

• The 6th largest city in Pará on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 12 h 03 min on the shortest day to 12 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Castanhal

• Benevides — 36 km west
• Igarapé Açu — 39 km northeast
• Ananindeua — 50 km west
• Vigia — 54 km northwest
• São Miguel do Guamá — 62 km southeast
• Curuçá — 63 km north
• Belém — 67 km west
• Acará — 80 km south
• Barcarena — 81 km west
• Capanema — 84 km east

Largest cities in Pará

• Belém — 1,499,641
• Ananindeua — 535,547
• Santarém — 360,871
• Parauapebas — 305,771
• Marabá — 283,542
• 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.