Penalva

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

Country Brazil

Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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Penalva
Municipality
Location in Maranhão
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Maranhão
Mesoregion	Norte Maranhense
Area
• Total	303 sq mi (786 km2)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	38,731
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

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The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a 1,775,035.6-hectare (4,386,208-acre) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.^[6]