Balsas, Maranhão
Balsas | |
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Municipality | |
The Municipality of Balsas | |
Nicknames: "Bls", "Balsinhas de Açúcar", "Princesinha do Sul do Maranhão", "Capital da Agricultura e da Lavoura Mecanizada" ("Bls", "Little Sugar Ferries", "Little Princess of Southern Maranhão", "Capital of the Mechanized Agriculture") | |
Coordinates: 07°31′38″S 46°02′39″W / 7.52722°S 46.04417°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Maranhão |
Founded | March 22, 1918 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Erik Augusto Costa e SilvaPDT) |
Area | |
• Total | 13,141.637 km2 (5,074.014 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
Population (2022 [2]) | |
• Total | 107,767 |
• Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2000) | 0.696 – medium[3] |
Website | www.balsas.ma.gov.br |
Balsas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbawsɐs]) is a city in the state of Maranhão, northeast Brazil. It is located in southern Maranhão, 800 km from the capital of the state, São Luís.
Geography[edit]
Balsas covers an area of 13,141.64 km2, being the largest municipality in Maranhão. The median elevation of the city is 283 meters (810 ft).
Climate[edit]
Balsas has a Savanna tropical climate. Temperature is hot from April through October. It rains from November through March.
Vegetation[edit]
Cerrado is the typical vegetation of the area. However, due to the advance of agricultural activities, the ecosystems is threatened.
Hydrography[edit]
There are many streams and rivers in the municipality, but the most important is Rio Balsas, which crosses the city.
Demographics[edit]
According to 2001 census, Balsas has 60,613 inhabitants. 82.73% live in Urban areas. The infant mortality rate is 35.1 deaths /1,000 live births and life expectancy is 64.1 years.
The annual median growth of the population is 4.21%. In 2007 the population was over 78,000 inhabitants. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Balsas.
Notable people[edit]
- Manoel Gomes, singer
References[edit]
- ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
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