Maranhão
Maranhão | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Hino do Maranhão | |
Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°11′S 45°37′W / 6.183°S 45.617°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| Capital and largest city | São Luís |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Carlos Brandão (PSB) |
| • Vice Governor | Felipe Camarão (PT) |
| • Senators | Ana Paula Lobato (PDT) Eliziane Gama (PSD) Weverton Rocha (PDT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 331,983.293 km2 (128,179.466 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,776,699 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 20.41277/km2 (52.86883/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| Demonym | Maranhense |
| GDP | |
| • Total | R$ 124.981 billion (US$ 23.184 billion) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2021 |
| • Category | 0.676 – medium (27th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 65000-000 to 65990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-MA |
| Website | www |
Maranhão (/ˌmɑːrəˈnjaʊn/, MAH-rə-NYOWN; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [maɾɐˈɲɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of 332,000 km2 (128,000 sq mi) and it is divided into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent within the common Northeastern Brazilian dialect. Maranhão is described in literary works such as Exile Song by Gonçalves Dias and Casa de Pensão by Aluísio Azevedo.
The dunes of Lençóis are an important area of environmental preservation. Also of interest is the state capital of São Luís, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Another important conservation area is the Parnaíba River delta, between the states of Maranhão and Piauí, with its lagoons, desert dunes and deserted beaches or islands, such as Caju island, which shelters rare birds.