Guimarães, Maranhão
| Guimarães | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| ||
 Location in Maranhão | ||
  Guimarães Location in Brazil | ||
| Coordinates: BR 02°07′58″S 44°36′03″W / 2.13278°S 44.60083°W | ||
| Country |
 Brazil | |
| Region | Nordeste | |
| State | Maranhão | |
| Mesoregion | Norte Maranhense | |
| Founded | 1758 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 598.796 km2 (231.196 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 12,105 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC -3 | |
Guimarães is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] It was founded as New Guimarães (after Guimarães, Portugal) in 1758.
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.[5]
Notable residents
- Maria Firmina dos Reis (1825 – 1917), abolitionist and author
See also
References
- ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ APA Baixada Maranhense (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-13
Coordinates: 2°07′58″S 44°36′03″W / 2.13278°S 44.6008°W
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