Coroatá

Coroatá
Municipality
The Municipality of
Coroatá
Main Christian Church of the city
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Coroatá
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Maranhão
FoundedApril 8, 1920
Government
 • MayorLuís da Movelar filho (PT)
Area
 • Total2,263.823 km2 (874.067 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (114 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total65,544
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
WebsiteCoroatá Online

Coroatá is a municipality in Maranhão.

History

It was settled by the Portuguese and became a village in 1843. By 1912 work on railroads, to give greater connection to cities, had occurred.[2] In 1920 Coroatá was incorporated as a city and 1920 is deemed its "founding."[3] It has a population of 65,544.

Religion

The population is 75.1% Catholic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá is located there.[4] In addition to Catholics 14.2% are Protestant, 2.3% belong to other forms of Christianity, 0.3% are of Afro-Brazilian religion, 0.1% of other religions, and 8% are of no religion.

Mayors of Coroatá
  • José Jansen Pereira - 1920
  • João Rios - 1926
  • Benedito Alves Cardoso - 1931
  • Luis Pereira da Silva - 1937
  • João Coelho Matos - 1939
  • Valdemiro de Almeida Cavalcante - 1939
  • Sebastião Anfiloquio Alves - 1940
  • Otacílio de Sousa Santos - 1943
  • Antonio Serra Pinto - 1945
  • Chico Pereira Lobo - 1945
  • Emilio Lobato de Azevedo - 1948
  • José Menezes Junior - 1951
  • Nagib Rabelo Lamar - 1952
  • João Saraiva Filho - 1955
  • Leodegário Jansen Pereira - 1956
  • Simão de Monaut Serra Pinto - 1960
  • Vitor Dias Trovão - 1968
  • João Mota de Queiroz - 1970
  • Orlando Jansen Silva - 1971
  • João Ferreira Pereira - 1972
  • Gentil Augusto Frazão Filho - 1973
  • José de Ribamar Trovão - 1977
  • Francisco Alberto Araújo - 1983
  • Luis Montenegro Tavares - 1983
  • José Ribamar Trovão - 1989
  • Coronel Ruy Salomão - 1991
  • Maria Teresa Trovão Murad - 1993
  • Romulo Augusto Trovão Moreira Lima - 1997/2004
  • Luís Mendes Ferreira 2004/2012
  • Maria Teresa Trovão Murad (current mayor)

Notable natives
  • Canhoteiro - A Brazilian footballer[5][6]

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. The official handbook and catalogue edited by A. Staines Manders, pg 66
  3. State of Matto Grosso: Description of exhibits - Page 54
  4. Catholic Hierarchy site
  5. Canhoteiro by Renato Pompeu (Portuguese)
  6. National Football teams
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