Municipalities of Brazil map & data
Brazil has 5,607 municipalities in this layer, spread over 27 states. The most are in Minas Gerais (861), Sao Paulo (640) and Rio Grande do Sul (493). The largest include Altamira, Barcelos and São Gabriel da Cachoeira.
Municipalities by state
| State | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 861 | 15% |
| Sao Paulo | 640 | 11% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 493 | 8.8% |
| Bahia | 417 | 7.4% |
| Parana | 400 | 7.1% |
| Santa Catarina | 297 | 5.3% |
| Goias | 246 | 4.4% |
| Paraiba | 225 | 4.0% |
| Piaui | 223 | 4.0% |
| Maranhao | 218 | 3.9% |
| Ceara | 192 | 3.4% |
| Pernambuco | 181 | 3.2% |
| Rio Granda do Norte | 164 | 2.9% |
| Para | 144 | 2.6% |
| Mato Grosso | 142 | 2.5% |
| Tocantins | 139 | 2.5% |
| Alagoas | 97 | 1.7% |
| Rio de Jeneiro | 91 | 1.6% |
| Espirito Santo | 79 | 1.4% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 79 | 1.4% |
| Sergipe | 76 | 1.4% |
| Amazonas | 62 | 1.1% |
| Rondonia | 52 | 0.9% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.6% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.4% |
| Amapa | 16 | 0.3% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.3% |
Largest municipalities in Brazil
- AltamiraPara · pop. 126279 · 160,798.1 km²
- BarcelosAmazonas · pop. 18834 · 123,360.3 km²
- São Gabriel da CachoeiraAmazonas · pop. 51795 · 109,443.5 km²
- OriximináPara · pop. 68294 · 108,417.4 km²
- TapauáAmazonas · pop. 19599 · 85,282.7 km²
- São Félix do XinguPara · pop. 65418 · 84,785.6 km²
- Atalaia do NorteAmazonas · pop. 15314 · 76,772.4 km²
- AlmeirimPara · pop. 34280 · 73,461.6 km²
- JutaíAmazonas · pop. 25172 · 69,446.8 km²
- LábreaAmazonas · pop. 45448 · 68,912.3 km²
- CorumbáMato Grosso do Sul · pop. 96268 · 64,880.9 km²
- Santa Isabel do Rio NegroAmazonas · pop. 14164 · 62,878.3 km²
- ItaitubaPara · pop. 123314 · 62,423 km²
- CoariAmazonas · pop. 70616 · 58,331.8 km²
- JapuráAmazonas · pop. 8858 · 56,339.5 km²
- ApuíAmazonas · pop. 20647 · 53,965 km²
- JacareacangaPara · pop. 24042 · 53,692.3 km²
- ManicoréAmazonas · pop. 53914 · 48,710.1 km²
- CaracaraíRoraima · pop. 20957 · 47,749.6 km²
- BorbaAmazonas · pop. 33080 · 44,941.9 km²
- PauiniAmazonas · pop. 19373 · 41,942.9 km²
- Novo AripuanãAmazonas · pop. 23818 · 41,649.9 km²
- MauésAmazonas · pop. 61204 · 40,223.3 km²
- Novo ProgressoPara · pop. 33638 · 38,467.1 km²
- Novo AirãoAmazonas · pop. 15761 · 37,996.2 km²
- Porto VelhoRondonia · pop. 460434 · 34,299.5 km²
- CanutamaAmazonas · pop. 16869 · 33,876.5 km²
- RorainópolisRoraima · pop. 32647 · 33,771.1 km²
- HumaitáAmazonas · pop. 57473 · 33,289.6 km²
- Laranjal do JariAmapa · pop. 35114 · 30,766.3 km²
- AmajariRoraima · pop. 13927 · 28,553.3 km²
- FeijóAcre · pop. 35426 · 28,142.3 km²
- ÓbidosPara · pop. 52229 · 28,135.9 km²
- ColnizaMato Grosso · pop. 25766 · 28,079.6 km²
- UrucaráAmazonas · pop. 18631 · 28,042 km²
- JuínaMato Grosso · pop. 45869 · 26,558.3 km²
- CarauariAmazonas · pop. 28742 · 25,935.1 km²
- ItamaratiAmazonas · pop. 10937 · 25,675.6 km²
- Alto AlegreRoraima · pop. 21096 · 25,604.3 km²
- PortelPara · pop. 62503 · 25,552.5 km²
What's in this layer
Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.
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This layer holds 5,607 municipalities in Brazil, the most of them in Minas Gerais. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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