Raposa
Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
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Raposa is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[4][5] It is the smallest municipality of Maranhão.
Raposa | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Raposa | |
A street in Raposa | |
 Location of Raposa in the State of Maranhão | |
| Coordinates: 02°26′14″S 44°06′08″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Maranhão |
| Founded | November 10, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Onacy Vieira Carneiro (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.182 km2 (24.781 sq mi) |
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| Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 31,177 |
| • Density | 485.76/km2 (1,258.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.632 – medium[3] |
| Website | www.raposa.ma.gov.br |
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.[6]
