MA · Northeast
Population: 118,272 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Codó is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Maranhão, in the Northeast Region. It is located in the Leste Maranhense, 300 km from the state capital São Luís, and 170 km from Teresina, the capital of Piauí. It is a hub of the Cocais Region, forming part of an important economic and population axis in the state, and it is the Brazilian municipality with the highest concentration of Afro-Brazilian religious centres per square metre, with 400 Umbanda terreiros concentrated in Codó alone.
Founded on 16 April 1896, Codó is the 3rd largest city in the entire Caxias Intermediate Geographic Region (behind Timon and Caxias) and the 7th largest city in Maranhão. According to the 2018 Brazilian urban hierarchy (IBGE), the municipality is classified as a Subregional Centre B, due to the influence it exerts over cities and areas of neighbouring municipalities.
According to the estimate made by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2024, its population is 118,295 inhabitants. Thus, Codó is one of the largest population hubs in the state and has the eleventh largest state economy, with a GDP of more than R$ 1.649 billion in 2021.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MA average (10 cities): 55 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
25.37 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
51.41 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MA average (10 cities): 17 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
97.44 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
1,902.8 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MA average (10 cities): 23 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
0.85 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.08 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MA average (10 cities): 43 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MA average (10 cities): 53 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
5.14 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
88.67 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MA average (10 cities): 22 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
598.7 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
Pinto Martins (SBFZ), 599 km in a straight line · 1,215 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 28.2 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 32.8 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 33.1 | 34.9 | 36.5 | 36.9 | 36.3 | 34.7 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 23.7 |
| Rain (mm) | 216 | 242 | 353 | 298 | 143 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 128 |
Weather station Caxias, 75 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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