São João Batista, Maranhão | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Maranhão |
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Country | Brazil |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Maranhão |
Mesoregion | Norte Maranhense |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
São João Batista, 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: 2°57′18″S 44°48′25″W / 2.95500°S 44.80694°W