Map of São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil

São Lourenço da Mata is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of about 118,258. It lies at 8.0022°S, 35.0183°W. São Lourenço da Mata is about 1,649 km (1,024 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jaboatão dos Guararapes, 12 km to the south.

São Lourenço da Mata at a glance

Where is São Lourenço da Mata?

• The 11th largest city in Pernambuco on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 39 min on the shortest day to 12 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near São Lourenço da Mata

• Jaboatão dos Guararapes — 12 km south
• Moreno — 15 km southwest
• Recife — 16 km east
• Abreu e Lima — 16 km northeast
• Paulista — 17 km northeast
• Olinda — 18 km east
• Jaboatão — 20 km south
• Igarassu — 22 km northeast
• Carpina — 31 km northwest
• Cabo — 31 km south

Largest cities in Pernambuco

• Recife — 1,653,461
• Jaboatão dos Guararapes — 644,037
• Petrolina — 418,444
• Caruaru — 402,290
• Olinda — 364,717
• Paulista — 342,167
• Cabo — 216,969
• Garanhuns — 151,803
• Vitória de Santo Antão — 134,084
• Igarassu — 123,017

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.