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Codó: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
118,272
2026
Population, 2022 census
114,275
2022
Area (km²)
4,361.6
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
26.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Codó?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Codó at 118,272 on 1 July 2026, the 285th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 7th largest of the 217 municipalities in Maranhão state. The 2022 census counted 114,275 residents.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is the population of Codó growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Codó fell by 3,763, from 118,038 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 114,275, an average of -0.27% a year; the 21st slowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: +0.52% a year).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How has the population of Codó changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Codó's population 3,997 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.5%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 118,283 in 2025 and 118,295 in 2024.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How big is Codó?

Codó covers 4,361.6 km² and had 26.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 21st least densely populated of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 23.86 per km²).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What share of Maranhão state's population lives in Codó?

Codó holds 1.7% of the estimated 7,024,557 people in Maranhão state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is Codó a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Codó as a sub-regional centre, level 3B on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Codó is part of the Região Metropolitana da Zona Leste do Estado do Maranhão.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

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Who runs Codó?

In Brazil, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (prefeito) and council (câmara de vereadores) directly elected for four years; mayors can serve two terms in a row. Primary schools, basic health care, urban planning, local transport, waste; each has its own organic law.

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