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Senador Canedo: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
180,111
2026
Population, 2022 census
155,635
2022
Area (km²)
247.0
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
630.1
2022

In depth

What is the population of Senador Canedo?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Senador Canedo at 180,111 on 1 July 2026, the 175th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 8th largest of the 246 municipalities in Goiás state. The 2022 census counted 155,635 residents.

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

Is the population of Senador Canedo growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Senador Canedo grew by 71,202, from 84,433 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 155,635, an average of +5.23% a year; the 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 Senador Canedo changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Senador Canedo's population 24,476 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+15.7%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 175,042 in 2025 and 169,849 in 2024.

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

How big is Senador Canedo?

Senador Canedo covers 247.0 km² and had 630.1 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 118th 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 Goiás state's population lives in Senador Canedo?

Senador Canedo holds 2.4% of the estimated 7,495,033 people in Goiás state and 0.08% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Senador Canedo a metropolis?

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

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

Who runs Senador Canedo?

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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