What is the population of Recife?

1,653,461 people, per GeoNames.

RECIFE

Pernambuco · BRAZIL (BR) · 8.05°S / 34.88°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,390,760

Recife is a city in Brazil with a population of 1,653,461. It sits at -8.05/-34.88, runs on America/Recife, is 5 km from Olinda.

Population 1,653,461

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Recife

All facts

fields

Country: Brazil
Subdivision: Pernambuco
Coords: 8.05°S / 34.88°W
UTC offset: -3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Olinda Pernambuco 366,754 5.7 km

W Camaragibe Pernambuco 155,771 11.6 km

N Paulista Pernambuco 342,167 12.5 km

N Abreu e Lima Pernambuco 103,945 15.9 km

SW Jaboatão dos Guararapes Pernambuco 644,037 16.1 km

W São Lourenço da Mata Pernambuco 111,249 16.2 km

SW Jaboatão Pernambuco 702,621 19.3 km

W Moreno Pernambuco 55,292 24.3 km

N Igarassu Pernambuco 122,312 24.5 km

SW Cabo de Santo Agostinho Pernambuco 216,969 30.6 km

Air access

nearby

REC

Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Recife?: 1,653,461 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Recife in?: America/Recife.
Which country is Recife in?: Brazil (BR).
Which airport serves Recife?: Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC).
How far is Recife from Brasília?: About 1,658 km.
Does Recife have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Brazil?: Portuguese.
What currency is used in Brazil?: Brazilian Real.
How many cities are in Brazil?: 5,887 on record.
Which admin region is Recife in?: Pernambuco.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3390760

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3390760,
    "name": "Recife",
    "ascii_name": "Recife",
    "country_code": "BR",
    "population": 1653461,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Recife",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": -8.05389,
    "longitude": -34.88111
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.5x the population of Olinda.
5 km from Olinda.
Same timezone (America/Recife) as 187 other cities in Brazil.