Map of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Sinop is a city in Mato Grosso, Brazil, with a population of about 223,780. It lies at 11.8642°S, 55.5025°W. Sinop is about 926 km (575 mi) northwest of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lucas do Rio Verde, 142 km to the south.

Sinop at a glance

Where is Sinop?

• The 4th largest city in Mato Grosso on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 26 min on the shortest day to 12 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Sinop

• Lucas do Rio Verde — 142 km south
• Cuiabá — 420 km south
• Várzea Grande — 426 km south
• Poconé — 503 km south
• Vilhena — 514 km west
• Rondonópolis — 521 km south
• Pontes e Lacerda — 558 km southwest
• Barra do Garças — 568 km southeast
• Iporá — 695 km southeast
• São Félix do Xingu — 696 km northeast

Largest cities in Mato Grosso

• Cuiabá — 618,124
• Várzea Grande — 300,078
• Rondonópolis — 263,708
• Lucas do Rio Verde — 92,256
• Barra do Garças — 61,135
• Pontes e Lacerda — 45,774
• Poconé — 33,315

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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Other places named Sinop

• Sinop — Sinop, Turkey

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.