Raposa | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | The Municipality of Raposa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Maranhão |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 10, 1994 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Onacy Vieira Carneiro (PP) |
Area Note: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 64.182 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
Population Total: | 31,177 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -2.4372°N -44.1022°W |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.632 – medium[3] |
Website: | www.raposa.ma.gov.br |
Raposa is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[4] [5] It is the smallest municipality of Maranhão.
The municipality contains part of the Upaon-Açu/Miritiba/Alto Preguiças Environmental Protection Area, created in 1992.