Bom Jardim, Maranhão
Bom Jardim is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. The population is 34,474.[1] The former mayor of Bom Jardim, Lidiane Leite, was arrested for the embezzlement of US$4 million from the municipality.
Bom Jardim | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Maranhão | |
  Bom Jardim Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 3°32′35″S 45°36′33″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Maranhão |
| Mesoregion | Oeste Maranhense |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 34,474 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
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.[2] The municipality also contains part of the 271,197 hectares (670,140 acres) Gurupi Biological Reserve, a full protected conservation unit created in 1988. Average annual rainfall is 2,169 millimetres (85.4 in). Temperatures range from 22 to 32 °C (72 to 90 °F) with an average of 27 °C (81 °F).[3]
References
- Census 2010
- APA Baixada Maranhense (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-13
- Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Gurupi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-26
