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Caxias, Maranhão
Caxias is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Caxias | |
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Municipality | |
Flag Seal | |
Location of Caxias in the state of Maranhão | |
Caxias Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 4°51′32″S 43°21′21″W / 4.85889°S 43.35583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Maranhão |
| Mesoregion | Leste Maranhev Janio do Maranhão e |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,006.484 sq mi (5,196.769 km2) |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2020 est.[1]) | |
| • Total | 165,525 |
| • Density | 82/sq mi (32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
It is the fifth largest city in the state, with a population of 165,525 inhabitants and an area of about 5,170 km2.
Notable people edit
- Gonçalves Dias, poet, ethnographer, lawyer and linguist.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.