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Nina Rodrigues, Maranhão

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Nina Rodrigues
Municipality
Flag of Nina Rodrigues
Coat of arms of Nina Rodrigues
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateMaranhão
MesoregionNorte Maranhense
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total
14,642
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Nina Rodrigues is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]

The municipality lies in the Munim River basin.[6] The municipality contains part of the 1,535,310-hectare (3,793,800-acre) Upaon-Açu/Miritiba/Alto Preguiças Environmental Protection Area, created in 1992.[7] It is named after anthropologist Raimundo Nina Rodrigues, born in nearby Vargem Grande.

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