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Pinheiro, Maranhão

Pinheiro
Municipality
The Municipality of Pinheiro
An avenue in Pinheiro
An avenue in Pinheiro
Nickname(s): "Princesa da Baixada" (Princess of the Baixada)
Location of Pinheiro in the State of Maranhão
Location of Pinheiro in the State of Maranhão
Coordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°W / -2.52083; -45.08278Coordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°W / -2.52083; -45.08278
Country Brazil
Region Northeast
State Maranhão
Founded September 3, 1856
Government
 • Mayor José Arlindo Silva Sousa (DEM)
Area
 • Total 1,465.503 km2 (565.834 sq mi)
 
Population (2012)
 • Total 79,566
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000) 0.639 – medium
Website www.pinheiro.ma.gov.br

Pinheiro 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.



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