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Maranguape: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
108,323
2026
Population, 2022 census
105,093
2022
Area (km²)
583.5
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
180.1
2022

In depth

What is the population of Maranguape?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Maranguape at 108,323 on 1 July 2026, the 313th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 8th largest of the 184 municipalities in Ceará state. The 2022 census counted 105,093 residents.

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

Is the population of Maranguape growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Maranguape fell by 8,912, from 114,005 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 105,093, an average of -0.68% a year; the 4th 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 Maranguape changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Maranguape's population 3,230 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+3.1%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 108,622 in 2025 and 108,937 in 2024.

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

How big is Maranguape?

Maranguape covers 583.5 km² and had 180.1 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 97th 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 Ceará state's population lives in Maranguape?

Maranguape holds 1.2% of the estimated 9,302,211 people in Ceará state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Maranguape a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Maranguape (as part of the Fortaleza/CE urban area) as a metropolis, level 1C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Maranguape is part of the Região Metropolitana de Fortaleza.

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

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Who runs Maranguape?

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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