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Santa Helena, Maranhão
Santa Helena is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
Santa Helena | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Santa Helena | |
| Nickname: "Pérola do Turí" (Pearl of Turi) | |
Location of Santa Helena in the State of Maranhão | |
| Coordinates: 02°13′51″S 45°18′00″W / 2.23083°S 45.30000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Maranhão |
| Founded | September 30, 1935 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helena Maria Lobato Pavão (PTB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,308.403 km2 (891.279 sq mi) |
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| Population (2020 [2]) | |
| • Total | 42,483 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.600 – medium[3] |
| Website | www.santahelena.ma.gov.br |
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.[4]