Lagoa do Mato, Maranhão

Lagoa do Mato
Municipality
The Municipality of Lagoa do Mato
Nickname(s): "A Princesinha do Médio Sertão" (The Little Princess of the Middle Countryside)
Motto: Lagoa do Mato seguindo em frente (Lagoa do Mato Carrying On)

Location of Lagoa do Mato in the State of Maranhão
Coordinates: 06°02′49″S 43°31′33″W / 6.04694°S 43.52583°W / -6.04694; -43.52583Coordinates: 06°02′49″S 43°31′33″W / 6.04694°S 43.52583°W / -6.04694; -43.52583
Country Brazil
Region Northeast
State Maranhão
Founded November 10, 1994
Government
 • Mayor Aluízio Coelho Duarte (DEM)
Area
 • Total 1,288.863 km2 (497.633 sq mi)
  [1]
Elevation 200 m (700 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 10,955
 • Density 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
  [2]
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000) 0.550 – medium[3]
Website www.lagoadomato.ma.gov.br

Lagoa do Mato is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.

See also

References

  1. ↑ IBGE -
  2. ↑ "2012 Populational Estimate" (PDF). Censo Populacional 2012. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ UNDP


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