Santa Inês
Santa Inês is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the North-East region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Santa Inês Maranhão | |
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Municipality | |
 Praça da Matriz, Sta Inês | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Maranhão | |
  Santa Inês Maranhão Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 3°40′8″S 45°23′2″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Maranhão |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 89,489 |
| Time zone | UTC−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.[6] It was emancipated from Pindaré Mirim in 1967.
The city has one of the most important railway stations on the Carajás Railway line.
Geography
The city's climate is tropical with a dry season.
See also
References
- IBGE 2020
- "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.
- "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- APA Baixada Maranhense (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-13
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