Pinheiro, Maranhão
Municipality in Northeast, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pinheiro is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
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Pinheiro | |
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Municipality | |
The Municipality of Pinheiro | |
Nickname: "Princesa da Baixada" (Princess of the Baixada[1]) | |
Coordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Maranhão |
Founded | September 3, 1856 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luciano Genésio (Avante) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,465.503 km2 (565.834 sq mi) |
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Population (2020 [3]) | |
• Total | 83,777 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2000) | 0.639 – medium[4] |
Website | www.pinheiro.ma.gov.br |
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The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a 1,775,035.6 hectares (4,386,208 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.[5]