Pinheiro, Maranhão

Pinheiro
Municipality
The Municipality of Pinheiro

An avenue in Pinheiro
Nickname(s): "Princesa da Baixada" (Princess of the Baixada[1])

Location of Pinheiro in the State of Maranhão
Coordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°W / -2.52083; -45.08278Coordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°W / -2.52083; -45.08278
Country Brazil
Region Northeast
State Maranhão
Founded September 3, 1856
Government
 • Mayor José Arlindo Silva Sousa (DEM)
Area
 • Total 1,465.503 km2 (565.834 sq mi)
  [2]
Population (2012)
 • Total 79,566
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
  [3]
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000) 0.639 – medium[4]
Website www.pinheiro.ma.gov.br

Pinheiro is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Baixada" is a Brazilian word for flat areas near the sea
  2. ↑ IBGE -
  3. ↑ "2012 Populational Estimate" (PDF). Censo Populacional 2012. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ UNDP


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