Guimarães, Maranhão
| Guimarães | ||
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 Location in Maranhão |
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 Guimarães
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| Coordinates: 02°07′58″S 44°36′03″W / 2.13278°S 44.60083°W | ||
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Nordeste | |
| State | Maranhão | |
| Mesoregion | Norte Maranhense | |
| Founded | 1758 | |
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| • Total | 598.796 km2 (231.196 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 12,105 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC -3 | |
Guimarães is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. It was founded as New Guimarães (after Guimarães, Portugal) in 1758.
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.
Coordinates: 2°07′58″S 44°36′03″W / 2.13278°S 44.6008°W
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