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São Bento, Maranhão

Coordinates: 2°41′45″S 44°49′15″W / 2.69583°S 44.82083°W / -2.69583; -44.82083
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São Bento, Maranhão
Municipality
Avenida Newton Bello, São Bento
Avenida Newton Bello, São Bento
Location in Maranhão
Location in Maranhão
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateMaranhão
MesoregionNorte Maranhense
Time zoneUTC -3

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

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]

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. 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. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ APA Baixada Maranhense (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-13

2°41′45″S 44°49′15″W / 2.69583°S 44.82083°W / -2.69583; -44.82083