Raposa

Raposa is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[4][5] It is the smallest municipality of Maranhão.

Raposa
Municipality
The Municipality of Raposa
A street in Raposa
Location of Raposa in the State of Maranhão
Coordinates: 02°26′14″S 44°06′08″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Maranhão
Founded	November 10, 1994
Government
• Mayor	Onacy Vieira Carneiro (PP)
Area
• Total	64.182 km^2 (24.781 sq mi)
	[1]
Population  (2020 [2])
• Total	31,177
• Density	490/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.632 – medium[3]
Website	www.raposa.ma.gov.br

The municipality contains part of the 1,535,310 hectares (3,793,800 acres) Upaon-Açu/Miritiba/Alto Preguiças Environmental Protection Area, created in 1992.[6]

See also

• List of municipalities in Maranhão

References

1. IBGE -
2. IBGE 2020
3. UNDP
4. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
6. APA Upaon-Açu/Miritiba/Alto Preguiças (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-09