Penalva

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Penalva
Municipality
Flag of Penalva
Location in Maranhão
Location in Maranhão
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateMaranhão
MesoregionNorte Maranhense
Area
  Total
303 sq mi (786 km2)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total
38,731
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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

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]

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