Pinheiro | |
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Municipality | |
The Municipality of Pinheiro | |
An avenue in Pinheiro
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Nickname(s): "Princesa da Baixada" (Princess of the Baixada) | |
Location of Pinheiro in the State of Maranhão |
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Coordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°WCoordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°W | |
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.