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Timon: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
183,123
2026
Population, 2022 census
174,465
2022
Area (km²)
1,763.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
99.0
2022

In depth

What is the population of Timon?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Timon at 183,123 on 1 July 2026, the 172nd largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 4th largest of the 217 municipalities in Maranhão state. The 2022 census counted 174,465 residents.

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

Is the population of Timon growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Timon grew by 18,886, from 155,579 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 174,465, an average of +0.96% a year; the 144th 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 Timon changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Timon's population 8,658 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+5.0%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 182,711 in 2025 and 182,241 in 2024.

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

How big is Timon?

Timon covers 1,763.2 km² and had 99.0 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 71st 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 Timon?

Timon holds 2.6% of the estimated 7,024,557 people in Maranhão state and 0.09% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

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

Is Timon a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Timon (as part of the Teresina/PI urban area) as a regional capital, level 2A on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Timon 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 Timon?

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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