Carolina, Maranhão Explained
| Official Name: | Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nordeste |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maranhão |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sul Maranhense |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 24,165 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
Carolina is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Carolina is served by Brig. Lysias Augusto Rodrigues Airport.
Climate
Carolina features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) characterized by hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. The city experiences a wet season from October to April, with January through March being the rainiest period. The dry season is from June to September, and experiences little rain.
See also
Notes and References
- https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ma/carolina/panorama IBGE 2020
- Web site: Divisão Territorial do Brasil . July 1, 2008 . Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. pt.
- Web site: Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009. Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . August 14, 2009 . December 17, 2009 . PDF. pt .
- Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . 2000 . Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm . October 3, 2009 .
- Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf . October 2, 2008 .
