Bom Jardim, Maranhão

Bom Jardim is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. The population is 41,822. The former mayor of Bom Jardim, Lidiane Leite, was arrested for the embezzlement of US$4 million from the municipality.

Bom Jardim
Municipality
Flag of Bom Jardim
Flag
Official seal of Bom Jardim
Seal
Location in Maranhão
Location in Maranhão
Bom Jardim is located in Brazil
Bom Jardim
Bom Jardim
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°32′35″S 45°36′33″W
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateMaranhão
MesoregionOeste Maranhense
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total41,822
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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.[2] The municipality also contains part of the 271,197 hectares (670,140 acres) Gurupi Biological Reserve, a full protected conservation unit created in 1988. Average annual rainfall is 2,169 millimetres (85.4 in). Temperatures range from 22 to 32 °C (72 to 90 °F) with an average of 27 °C (81 °F).[3]

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. APA Baixada Maranhense (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-13
  3. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Gurupi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-26
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