| Carutapera | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Official Name: | The Municipality of Carutapera |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maranhão |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Airton Marques Silva |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | June 3, 1935 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1255.555 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 23,952 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.4 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | -1.195°N -46.02°W |
| Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
| Blank Info: | 0.571 – medium[2] |
| Website: | www.carutapera.ma.gov.br |
Carutapera is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Maranhão.
In 1861, Firmino Pantoja and his wife, Augusta Pantoja, acquiring land from Manoel Rodrigues Leite Chaves, on the right bank of the Arapiranga River, founded the village that was called Carutapera. The toponym, of Tupi origin, means abandoned village.The population progressed rapidly. In 1886, it was elevated to the category of village later extinct and its territory annexed to the municipality of Turiaçu. In 1935, the autonomy of Carutapera was re-established[²].
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Where the largest urban concentration is found, it is called the headquarters, which is formed by twelve different neighborhoods:
InteriorThe Interior is composed of the rural area, with small and large villages.
The feast of Saint Sebastian is an annual devotion, held by the parish of Saint Sebastian.