Pinheiro, Maranhão
| Pinheiro | |
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| Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Pinheiro | |
An avenue in Pinheiro
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| Nickname(s): "Princesa da Baixada" (Princess of the Baixada) | |
 Location of Pinheiro in the State of Maranhão |
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| Coordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°WCoordinates: 02°31′15″S 45°04′58″W / 2.52083°S 45.08278°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Maranhão |
| Founded | September 3, 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Arlindo Silva Sousa (DEM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,465.503 km2 (565.834 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 79,566 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.639 – medium |
| Website | www.pinheiro.ma.gov.br |
Pinheiro 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.
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