Lagoa do Mato, Maranhão
Lagoa do Mato is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
Lagoa do Mato | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Lagoa do Mato | |
| Nickname(s): "A Princesinha do Médio Sertão" (The Little Princess of the Middle Countryside) | |
| Motto(s): Lagoa do Mato seguindo em frente (Lagoa do Mato Carrying On) | |
 Location of Lagoa do Mato in the State of Maranhão | |
| Coordinates: 06°02′49″S 43°31′33″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Maranhão |
| Founded | November 10, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aluízio Coelho Duarte (DEM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,288.863 km2 (497.633 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 10,955 |
| • Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.550 – medium[3] |
| Website | www.lagoadomato.ma.gov.br |
See also
References
- IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "2012 Populational Estimate" (PDF). Censo Populacional 2012. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine UNDP
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