Carutapera
Municipality in Maranhão, Brazil
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Carutapera is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Maranhão.
Carutapera | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Carutapera | |
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Flag | |
 Location of Carutapera | |
| Coordinates: 01°11′42″S 46°01′12″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Maranhão |
| Founded | June 3, 1935 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Airton Marques Silva |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,255.555 km2 (484.772 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 23,952 |
| • Density | 16.4/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.571 – medium[2] |
| Website | www.carutapera.ma.gov.br |
History
In 1861, Firmino Pantoja and his wife, Augusta Pantoja, acquiring land from Manoel Rodrigues Leite Chaves, on the right bank of the Arapiranga River, founded the village that was called Carutapera. The toponym, of Tupi origin, means abandoned village. The population progressed rapidly. In 1886, it was elevated to the category of village later extinct and its territory annexed to the municipality of Turiaçu. In 1935, the autonomy of Carutapera was re-established[²].
Subdivisions
Sede
Where the largest urban concentration is found, it is called the headquarters, which is formed by twelve different neighborhoods:
- Amim Quemel
- Aparecida
- Boa Esperança
- Bom Jesus
- Centro
- Perpétuo Socorro
- Santo Antônio
- Santa Luzia
- Santa Rita
- São Benedito
- São José
- Substação
Interior
The Interior is composed of the rural area, with small and large villages.
- Arapiranga
- Bajaco
- Caju
- Canadá
- Cana Verde
- Cearazinho
- Estiva
- Europa
- Forquilha
- Iraque
- Salvamento
- Manaus da Beira
- Parada Fortaleza
- Pindoval
- São Lourenço
- Timbotiua
Tourism
- Basilica of San Sebastian
- Apolônio River
- Seu Domingos River
- São Pedro Beach
Feast of Saint Sebastian
The feast of Saint Sebastian is an annual devotion, held by the parish of Saint Sebastian.
