Caxias, Maranhão

Caxias
Municipality
Country  Brazil
Region Nordeste
State Maranhão
Mesoregion

Leste Maranhev Janio do Maranhão

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Time zone UTC -3

Caxias is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

It is the fifth largest city in the state, with a population of 155129 inhabitants and an area of about 5150 km2.

The Brazilian poet Gonçalves Dias was born in Caxias.

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

Coordinates: 4°51′32″S 43°21′21″W / 4.85889°S 43.35583°W / -4.85889; -43.35583


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