Balsas (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈbawsɐs]) is a city in the state of Maranhão, northeast Brazil. It is located in southern Maranhão, 800 km from the capital of the state, São Luís.
Balsas
Municipality
The Municipality of Balsas
Flag
Seal
Nicknames:
"Bls", "Balsinhas de Açúcar", "Princesinha do Sul do Maranhão", "Capital da Agricultura e da Lavoura Mecanizada" ("Bls", "Little Sugar Ferries", "Little Princess of Southern Maranhão", "Capital of the Mechanized Agriculture")
Balsas covers an area of 13,141.64 km2, being the largest municipality in Maranhão. The median elevation of the city is 283 meters (810 ft).
Climateedit
Balsas has a Savanna tropical climate. Temperature is hot from April through October. It rains from November through March.
Vegetationedit
Cerrado is the typical vegetation of the area. However, due to the advance of agricultural activities, the ecosystems is threatened.
Hydrographyedit
Balsas River, crossing the city of Balsas.
There are many streams and rivers in the municipality, but the most important is Rio Balsas, which crosses the city.
Demographicsedit
According to 2001 census, Balsas has 60,613 inhabitants. 82.73% live in Urban areas. The infant mortality rate is 35.1 deaths /1,000 live births and life expectancy is 64.1 years.
The annual median growth of the population is 4.21%. In 2007 the population was over 78,000 inhabitants. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas.
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balsas, maranhão, balsas, portuguese, pronunciation, ˈbawsɐs, city, state, maranhão, northeast, brazil, located, southern, maranhão, from, capital, state, são, luís, balsasmunicipalitythe, municipality, balsasflagsealnicknames, balsinhas, açúcar, princesinha, . Balsas Portuguese pronunciation ˈbawsɐs is a city in the state of Maranhao northeast Brazil It is located in southern Maranhao 800 km from the capital of the state Sao Luis BalsasMunicipalityThe Municipality of BalsasFlagSealNicknames Bls Balsinhas de Acucar Princesinha do Sul do Maranhao Capital da Agricultura e da Lavoura Mecanizada Bls Little Sugar Ferries Little Princess of Southern Maranhao Capital of the Mechanized Agriculture Location of Balsas in the State of MaranhaoCoordinates 07 31 38 S 46 02 39 W 7 52722 S 46 04417 W 7 52722 46 04417CountryBrazilRegionNortheastStateMaranhaoFoundedMarch 22 1918Government MayorErik Augusto Costa e SilvaPDT Area Total13 141 637 km2 5 074 014 sq mi 1 Elevation283 m 928 ft Population 2022 2 Total107 767 Density8 2 km2 21 sq mi Time zoneUTC 3 BRT HDI 2000 0 696 medium 3 Websitewww balsas ma gov br Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 1 2 Vegetation 1 3 Hydrography 2 Demographics 3 Notable people 4 ReferencesGeography editBalsas covers an area of 13 141 64 km2 being the largest municipality in Maranhao The median elevation of the city is 283 meters 810 ft Climate edit Balsas has a Savanna tropical climate Temperature is hot from April through October It rains from November through March Vegetation edit Cerrado is the typical vegetation of the area However due to the advance of agricultural activities the ecosystems is threatened Hydrography edit nbsp Balsas River crossing the city of Balsas There are many streams and rivers in the municipality but the most important is Rio Balsas which crosses the city Demographics editAccording to 2001 census Balsas has 60 613 inhabitants 82 73 live in Urban areas The infant mortality rate is 35 1 deaths 1 000 live births and life expectancy is 64 1 years The annual median growth of the population is 4 21 In 2007 the population was over 78 000 inhabitants The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas Notable people editManoel Gomes singerReferences edit IBGE Archived copy Archived from the original on January 9 2007 Retrieved August 3 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link IBGE 2022 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2009 10 03 Retrieved 2009 12 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link UNDP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balsas Maranhao amp oldid 1183143479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
