The city counts on the districts of Caju, Urucuri, Urucuriteua and the district-sede, that is identified by the own name of the municipality.
The municipality of São Miguel do Guamá belongs to the Guajarina Zone and covers an area of 1341 km², in the Northeast region, being cut by the Guamá River, from west to east, where, on its left bank, is the seat of the municipality.
Its limits are Santa Maria do Pará and Bonito to the north; Ourém to the east; São Domingos do Capim and Irituia to the south and Inhangapi and Castanhal to the west.
At that time, the government of the Captaincy granted sesmarias to the friars of the Convent of Carmo, in which they founded the farm of Pernambuco.
On the border of the province of Pará in terms and counties, held in 1833, the territory of the then parish became part of the municipality of Ourém.