Munim River
| Munim River | |
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 Mouth location in Brazil
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| Native name | Rio Munim |
| Country | Brazil |
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| Main source | 4°18′30″S 43°13′17″W / 4.308373°S 43.221258°W |
| River mouth | 2°44′59″S 44°05′00″W / 2.749832°S 44.083259°WCoordinates: 2°44′59″S 44°05′00″W / 2.749832°S 44.083259°W |
The Munim River (Portuguese: Rio Munim) is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It flows north for about 320 kilometres (200 mi) before emptying into the Baía de São José to the south of the state capital. The river has suffered from agricultural pollution and from illegal dredging of sand and gravel for use in construction.
The Munim River basin has an area of 15,918.04 square kilometres (6,145.99 sq mi), covering 4.79% of the state of Maranhão, in the extreme east of the state. The basin includes parts of 23 municipalities of Maranhão, of which 7 are completely contained within the basin: Afonso Cunha, Cachoeira Grande, Chapadinha, Mata Roma, Nina Rodrigues, Presidente Vargas and São Benedito do Rio Preto.
The Munim River is formed in Afonso Cunha by the confluence of the Riacho da Barriguda and the Riacho do Bio. Its sources are in the Tabuleiros of the Barreiras formation, to the northeast of the municipality of Caxias. The sources rise in the municipalities of Aldeias Altas (Munim River), Buriti (Preto River) and Codó (Iguará River). The river has a length of about 320 kilometres (200 mi). The main tributaries on the left bank are the Iguará River, Paulica River, and the Mocambo, Raiz, Cruz and São Gonçalo streams. The main tributaries on the right bank are the Preto River and the Pirangi, Una and Mata streams.
The river flows in a roughly NNW direction to enter the Baía de São José (or Baía do Arraial) between Axixá and Icatu. The seat of the municipality of Axixá lies on the left bank of the river. The municipality is named for a large tree with red berries found on the banks of the river.
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