Ceará
StateBR-CEState of Brazil.
South AmericaCapital: FortalezaLanguage: Portuguese
Population
9.3M
Metros tracked
7
5.2M in metros (56%)
Composite score
8.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-CE
At a glance
- Established
- 1891
- Area
- 146,348 km²
- Population density
- 63 /km²
- Highest point
- Pico Alto (1,114 m (3,655 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of Ceará
- Human Development Index
- 0.757 (2023)
- Chamber of Deputies seats
- 22
- Senators
- 3
- Rank in Brazil
- 10th of 27 by composite score
- Area rank
- 17th of 27 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Fortaleza
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Ceará metro footprint
7 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
7 tracked metros
6.7
#1687Sobral
0.6217KLocal Metro
#1855Crato
0.5139KLocal Metro
#2011Cascavel
0.4445KLocal Metro
#2483Iguatu
0.3103KLocal Metro
#3093Juazeiro do Norte
0.1306KLocal Metro
#3411Itapipoca
0.0139KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #369 | Fortaleza★ Capital | 3.8M | 6.7 | Established Metro |
| #1687 | Sobral | 217K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1855 | Crato | 139K | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #2011 | Cascavel | 445K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2483 | Iguatu | 103K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3093 | Juazeiro do Norte | 306K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3411 | Itapipoca | 139K | 0.0 | Local Metro |