Map of Ceará
Ceará is in Brazil. Its capital is Fortaleza. Explore the labeled map, find its location within the country, or download a blank map and a coloring map for printing.
Where is Ceará?
The highlighted area shows Ceará within Brazil. The locator uses the national outline; the larger map above provides the detail.
Ceará: facts and places
- Country
- Brazil
- Capital
- Fortaleza
- Area
- 146,348 km² (56,505 sq mi)
- Population
- 8.8 million (2022)
- Map reference point
- 5.32° S, 39.37° W
Places shown in this area include Fortaleza, Crato, Juazeiro do Norte, Sobral, Iguatu, Itapipoca, Crateús, Quixadá, Camocim, and Aracati. The map selects major settlements from Natural Earth; it does not show every city or town. Fortaleza is marked separately as the capital.
Blank map of Ceará
Use this map without names to practice locating places and labeling municipalities. The coloring version below uses black outlines on white paper.
Ceará coloring map
Municipalities on the map
The source contains 184 units within this outline. Small units may not all have room for a printed label. This list reflects the source snapshot.
- Abaiara
- Acarape
- Acaraú
- Acopiara
- Aiuaba
- Alcântaras
- Altaneira
- Alto Santo
- Amontada
- Antonina do Norte
- Apuiarés
- Aquiraz
- Aracati
- Aracoiaba
- Ararendá
- Araripe
- Aratuba
- Arneiroz
- Assaré
- Aurora
- Baixio
- Banabuiú
- Barbalha
- Barreira
- Barro
- Barroquinha
- Baturité
- Beberibe
- Bela Cruz
- Boa Viagem
- Brejo Santo
- Camocim
- Campos Sales
- Canindé
- Capistrano
- Caridade
- Cariré
- Caririaçu
- Cariús
- Carnaubal
- Cascavel
- Catarina
- Catunda
- Caucaia
- Cedro
- Chaval
- Choró
- Chorozinho
- Coreaú
- Crateús
- Crato
- Croatá
- Cruz
- Deputado Irapuan Pinheiro
- Ereré
- Eusébio
- Farias Brito
- Forquilha
- Fortaleza
- Fortim
- Frecheirinha
- General Sampaio
- Graça
- Granja
- Granjeiro
- Groaíras
- Guaiúba
- Guaraciaba do Norte
- Guaramiranga
- Hidrolândia
- Horizonte
- Ibaretama
- Ibiapina
- Ibicuitinga
- Icapuí
- Icó
- Iguatu
- Independência
- Ipaporanga
- Ipaumirim
- Ipu
- Ipueiras
- Iracema
- Irauçuba
- Itaiçaba
- Itaitinga
- Itapajé
- Itapipoca
- Itapiúna
- Itarema
- Itatira
- Jaguaretama
- Jaguaribara
- Jaguaribe
- Jaguaruana
- Jardim
- Jati
- Jijoca de Jericoacoara
- Juazeiro do Norte
- Jucás
- Lavras da Mangabeira
- Limoeiro do Norte
- Madalena
- Maracanaú
- Maranguape
- Marco
- Martinópole
- Massapê
- Mauriti
- Meruoca
- Milagres
- Milhã
- Miraíma
- Missão Velha
- Mombaça
- Monsenhor Tabosa
- Morada Nova
- Moraújo
- Morrinhos
- Mucambo
- Mulungu
- Nova Olinda
- Nova Russas
- Novo Oriente
- Ocara
- Orós
- Pacajus
- Pacatuba
- Pacoti
- Pacujá
- Palhano
- Palmácia
- Paracuru
- Paraipaba
- Parambu
- Paramoti
- Pedra Branca
- Penaforte
- Pentecoste
- Pereiro
- Pindoretama
- Piquet Carneiro
- Pires Ferreira
- Poranga
- Porteiras
- Potengi
- Potiretama
- Quiterianópolis
- Quixadá
- Quixelô
- Quixeramobim
- Quixeré
- Redenção
- Reriutaba
- Russas
- Saboeiro
- Salitre
- Santa Quitéria
- Santana do Acaraú
- Santana do Cariri
- São Benedito
- São Gonçalo do Amarante
- São João do Jaguaribe
- São Luís do Curu
- Senador Pompeu
- Senador Sá
- Sobral
- Solonópole
- Tabuleiro do Norte
- Tamboril
- Tarrafas
- Tauá
- Tejuçuoca
- Tianguá
- Trairi
- Tururu
- Ubajara
- Umari
- Umirim
- Uruburetama
- Uruoca
- Varjota
- Várzea Alegre
- Viçosa do Ceará
Sources and reuse
Map design: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Country and state outlines and settlements: Natural Earth (public domain). Facts: Wikidata (CC0); population figures use the stated year.
Internal boundaries: geoBoundaries gbOpen (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), OCHA ROLAC), 2020, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Adapted by matching source units to the parent outline and simplifying them for display. Download the derived boundary database under the source license. Later administrative changes and small differences between source outlines may not be represented.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ceará?
Ceará is in Brazil. The location map highlights it within the country; the main map shows its outline and places including Fortaleza, Crato, Juazeiro do Norte, and Sobral.
What is the capital of Ceará?
The capital is Fortaleza. It is marked with a red star on the labeled map.
Can I print a blank map of Ceará?
Yes. Download the blank or black-and-white coloring version as PNG, SVG or PDF. The PDF fits US Letter paper and can be scaled to fit A4. Credit Atlas of Maps under CC BY 4.0.
How current are the boundaries on this map?
The municipalities follow geoBoundaries gbOpen (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), OCHA ROLAC), a 2020 snapshot. The 184 mapped units are the source snapshot, not a statement of today's official total. Later splits or renamings may not appear.