Monção, Maranhão | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Maranhão |
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Country | Brazil |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Maranhão |
Mesoregion | Norte Maranhense |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Monção, Maranhão is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
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: 3°29′31″S 45°15′03″W / 3.49194°S 45.25083°W