Santa Helena | |
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Municipality | |
The Municipality of Santa Helena | |
Nickname(s): "Pérola do Turí" (Pearl of Turi) | |
Location of Santa Helena in the State of Maranhão |
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Coordinates: 02°13′51″S 45°18′00″W / 2.23083°S 45.30000°WCoordinates: 02°13′51″S 45°18′00″W / 2.23083°S 45.30000°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Maranhão |
Founded | September 30, 1935 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Helena Maria Lobato Pavão (PTB) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,308.403 km2 (891.279 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 40,356 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
HDI (2000) | 0.600 – medium |
Website | www.santahelena.ma.gov.br |
Santa Helena 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.