Map of Limoeiro do Norte, Brazil

Limoeiro do Norte is a city in Ceará, Brazil, with a population of about 59,890. It lies at 5.1456°S, 38.0981°W. Limoeiro do Norte is about 1,597 km (992 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Russas, 27 km to the northeast.

Limoeiro do Norte at a glance

Where is Limoeiro do Norte?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 49 min on the shortest day to 12 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Limoeiro do Norte

• Russas — 27 km northeast
• Morada Nova — 31 km west
• Apodi — 67 km southeast
• Aracati — 74 km northeast
• Mossoró — 84 km east
• Jaguaribe — 101 km southwest
• Quixadá — 103 km west
• Beberibe — 107 km north
• Cascavel — 114 km north
• Pacajus — 115 km north

Largest cities in Ceará

• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Caucaia — 378,406
• Juazeiro do Norte — 305,531
• Maracanaú — 251,613
• Sobral — 216,519
• Crato — 139,027
• Itapipoca — 138,978
• Iguatu — 98,064
• Quixadá — 88,321
• Quixeramobim — 82,177

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.