Map of Criciúma, Brazil

Criciúma is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil, with a population of about 227,438. It lies at 28.6775°S, 49.3697°W. Criciúma is about 1,442 km (896 mi) south of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Içara, 8 km to the southeast.

Criciúma at a glance

Where is Criciúma?

• The 6th largest city in Santa Catarina on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 19 min on the shortest day to 13 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Criciúma

• Içara — 8 km southeast
• Araranguá — 31 km southwest
• Tubarão — 42 km northeast
• Braço do Norte — 49 km northeast
• São José — 56 km north
• Laguna — 61 km east
• Torres — 81 km southwest
• Imbituba — 84 km northeast
• Palhoça — 134 km northeast
• Lages — 134 km northwest

Largest cities in Santa Catarina

• Joinville — 664,500
• Florianópolis — 508,826
• Blumenau — 361,261
• Itajaí — 294,850
• Chapecó — 282,648
• Palhoça — 222,598
• São José — 200,000
• Jaraguá do Sul — 199,519
• Lages — 172,458
• Brusque — 155,307

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.