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Paço do Lumiar: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
153,903
2026
Population, 2022 census
145,643
2022
Area (km²)
127.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
1,145.1
2022

In depth

What is the population of Paço do Lumiar?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Paço do Lumiar at 153,903 on 1 July 2026, the 209th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 6th largest of the 217 municipalities in Maranhão state. The 2022 census counted 145,643 residents.

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

Is the population of Paço do Lumiar growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Paço do Lumiar grew by 39,948, from 105,695 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 145,643, an average of +2.71% a year; the 20th fastest 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 Paço do Lumiar changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Paço do Lumiar's population 8,260 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 153,158 in 2025 and 152,306 in 2024.

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

How big is Paço do Lumiar?

Paço do Lumiar covers 127.2 km² and had 1,145.1 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 87th most 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 Paço do Lumiar?

Paço do Lumiar holds 2.2% of the estimated 7,024,557 people in Maranhão state and 0.07% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Paço do Lumiar a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Paço do Lumiar (as part of the São Luís/MA urban area) as a regional capital, level 2A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Paço do Lumiar is part of the Região Metropolitana da Grande São Luís.

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

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Who runs Paço do Lumiar?

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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