Map of São Bento, Brazil

São Bento is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, with a population of about 45,604. It lies at 2.6958°S, 44.8214°W. São Bento is about 1,494 km (928 mi) north of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pinheiro, 35 km to the northwest.

São Bento at a glance

Where is São Bento?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 58 min on the shortest day to 12 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São Bento

• Pinheiro — 35 km northwest
• São Luís — 60 km east
• Viana — 62 km south
• Santa Helena — 74 km northwest
• São José de Ribamar — 86 km east
• Itapecuru Mirim — 93 km southeast
• Santa Inês — 124 km southwest
• Turiaçu — 130 km northwest
• Vargem Grande — 138 km southeast
• Urbano Santos — 167 km east

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
• Bacabal — 107,755
• Balsas — 105,974
• Barra do Corda — 88,492
• Santa Inês — 85,014

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.