Raposa

Raposa
Municipality
The Municipality of Raposa
A street in Raposa
Location of Raposa in the State of Maranhão
Coordinates: 02°26′14″S 44°06′08″W / 2.43722°S 44.10222°WCoordinates: 02°26′14″S 44°06′08″W / 2.43722°S 44.10222°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Maranhão
Founded	November 10, 1994
Government
• Mayor	Onacy Vieira Carneiro (PP)
Area
• Total	64.182 km^2 (24.781 sq mi)
	[1]
Population (2012)
• Total	27,723
• Density	430/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
	[2]
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.632 – medium[3]
Website	www.raposa.ma.gov.br

Raposa is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.^[4][5] It is the smallest municipality of Maranhão.

See also

• List of municipalities in Maranhão

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
4. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.