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Bacabal

MA · Northeast

Population: 107,874 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Bacabal

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Bacabal is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Maranhão, in the Northeast Region of the country. It is located about 240 km from the state capital, São Luís. It is the seat municipality of the Mearim Planning Region.

Its population, according to IBGE estimates for 2025, was 107,755 inhabitants.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

25

MA average (10 cities): 23 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

1.95 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

1.93 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

22

MA average (10 cities): 22 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

518.81 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

0 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro (SBBE), 519 km in a straight line · 895 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

55.1

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Hot Average temperature: 28.5 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)

20 25 30 35 40 °C 0100200300400 mm Jan: 264 mm Feb: 264 mm Mar: 390 mm Apr: 358 mm May: 195 mm Jun: 55 mm Jul: 18 mm Aug: 15 mm Sep: 11 mm Oct: 35 mm Nov: 68 mm Dec: 135 mm Jan: 32.7 °CFeb: 32.4 °CMar: 32.3 °CApr: 32.3 °CMay: 32.7 °CJun: 32.7 °CJul: 33.1 °CAug: 34.7 °CSep: 36.1 °COct: 36.2 °CNov: 35.6 °CDec: 34.4 °C Jan: 22.8 °CFeb: 23.2 °CMar: 23.4 °CApr: 23.6 °CMay: 23.8 °CJun: 22.9 °CJul: 22.3 °CAug: 22.6 °CSep: 23.1 °COct: 23.5 °CNov: 23.8 °CDec: 23.5 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 32.732.432.332.332.732.733.134.736.136.235.634.4
Avg. low (°C) 22.823.223.423.623.822.922.322.623.123.523.823.5
Rain (mm) 264264390358195551815113568135

Weather station Bacabal, 1 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Codó MA · 102 km 27

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Bacabal. Scores use your weights.

  1. Iguatu CE · Northeast 44
  2. Açailândia MA · Northeast 39
  3. Garanhuns PE · Northeast 44
  4. Juazeiro do Norte CE · Northeast 39
  5. Parnaíba PI · Northeast 44
  6. Paulo Afonso BA · Northeast 44

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