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Tangará da Serra: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
116,637
2026
Population, 2022 census
106,434
2022
Area (km²)
11,636.8
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
9.2
2022

In depth

What is the population of Tangará da Serra?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Tangará da Serra at 116,637 on 1 July 2026, the 290th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 6th largest of the 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso state. The 2022 census counted 106,434 residents.

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

Is the population of Tangará da Serra growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Tangará da Serra grew by 22,341, from 84,093 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 106,434, an average of +1.98% a year; the 49th 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 Tangará da Serra changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Tangará da Serra's population 10,203 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+9.6%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 114,603 in 2025 and 112,547 in 2024.

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

How big is Tangará da Serra?

Tangará da Serra covers 11,636.8 km² and had 9.2 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 6th 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 Mato Grosso state's population lives in Tangará da Serra?

Tangará da Serra holds 3.0% of the estimated 3,950,330 people in Mato Grosso state and 0.05% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Tangará da Serra a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Tangará da Serra as a sub-regional centre, level 3A on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

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

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Who runs Tangará da Serra?

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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