The GPS coordinates of Cândido Mendes are latitude -1.4532° and longitude -45.7283°. In directional format: 1.4532° S, 45.7283° W. These coordinates mark the center of Cândido Mendes in Maranhão and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

Cândido Mendes is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, on the continent of South America. It falls within Cândido Mendes. View its exact position on the satellite map above or check nearby cities for regional context.

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Cândido Mendes sits at: Latitude 1° 27' 12" S and Longitude 45° 43' 42" W. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Cândido Mendes has a population of approximately 19,932 people. This is roughly 0.282% of Maranhão's total population. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in Maranhão.

The interactive satellite map of Cândido Mendes is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates -1.4532, -45.7283 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Cândido Mendes in Maranhão. For broader context, explore the Maranhão state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Cândido Mendes is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ), roughly 208 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Cândido Mendes is approximately 199 km (123 mi) from São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in Maranhão.

Cândido Mendes sits at an elevation of approximately 1 meters (3 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for Maranhão.

The closest cities to Cândido Mendes include Godofredo Viana, Luís Domingues, Amapá do Maranhão. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Cândido Mendes, sunrise is at 06:05 AM and sunset is at 06:11 PM, giving a day length of 12h 5m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Cândido Mendes's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Cândido Mendes is approximately 162 km (101 mi) from the Equator, in the southern hemisphere. It's also about 5,089 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Cândido Mendes — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to Saukorem, Indonesia, roughly 257 km from the true antipode. Since about 71% of the Earth's surface is ocean, most antipodal points land in open water rather than on a named city.

Cândido Mendes is approximately 1,611 km (1,001 mi) S of Brasilia, the national capital of Brazil, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.