Turiaçu | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Maranhão |
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Country | Brazil |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Maranhão |
Mesoregion | Oeste Maranhense |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Turiaçu 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: 1°39′46″S 45°22′19″W / 1.66278°S 45.3719°W