Santa Inês

Santa Inês is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the North-East region of Brazil.^[2][3][4][5]

Country Brazil

Elevation

79 ft (24 m)

Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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Santa Inês Maranhão
Municipality
Praça da Matriz, Santa Inês
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Location in Maranhão
Santa Inês Maranhão Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°40′8″S 45°23′2″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Maranhão
Elevation	79 ft (24 m)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	89,489
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] It was emancipated from Pindaré Mirim in 1967.

The city has one of the most important railway stations on the Carajás Railway line.