Coroatá Explained
| Coroatá |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Official Name: | The Municipality of
Coroatá |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maranhão |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Luís da Movelar filho (PT) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | April 8, 1920 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2263.823 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 65,544 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Elevation M: | 35 |
| Elevation Ft: | 114 |
| Website: | Coroatá Online |
Coroatá is a municipality in Maranhão.
History
It was settled by the Portuguese and became a village in 1843. By 1912 work on railroads, to give greater connection to cities, had occurred.[2] In 1920 Coroatá was incorporated as a city and 1920 is deemed its "founding."[3] It has a population of 65,544.
-4.13°N -44.1239°W
Religion
The population is 75.1% Catholic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá is located there.[4] In addition to Catholics 14.2% are Protestant, 2.3% belong to other forms of Christianity, 0.3% are of Afro-Brazilian religion, 0.1% of other religions, and 8% are of no religion.
Mayors of Coroatá
- José Jansen Pereira - 1920
- João Rios - 1926
- Benedito Alves Cardoso - 1931
- Luis Pereira da Silva - 1937
- João Coelho Matos - 1939
- Valdemiro de Almeida Cavalcante - 1939
- Sebastião Anfiloquio Alves - 1940
- Otacílio de Sousa Santos - 1943
- Antonio Serra Pinto - 1945
- Chico Pereira Lobo - 1945
- Emilio Lobato de Azevedo - 1948
- José Menezes Junior - 1951
- Nagib Rabelo Lamar - 1952
- João Saraiva Filho - 1955
- Leodegário Jansen Pereira - 1956
- Simão de Monaut Serra Pinto - 1960
- Vitor Dias Trovão - 1968
- João Mota de Queiroz - 1970
- Orlando Jansen Silva - 1971
- João Ferreira Pereira - 1972
- Gentil Augusto Frazão Filho - 1973
- José de Ribamar Trovão - 1977
- Francisco Alberto Araújo - 1983
- Luis Montenegro Tavares - 1983
- José Ribamar Trovão - 1989
- Coronel Ruy Salomão - 1991
- Maria Teresa Trovão Murad - 1993
- Romulo Augusto Trovão Moreira Lima - 1997/2004
- Luís Mendes Ferreira 2004/2012
- Maria Teresa Trovão Murad (current mayor)
Notable natives
External links
Notes and References
- https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ma/coroata/panorama IBGE 2020
- https://books.google.com/books?id=yi4KAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA66 The official handbook and catalogue edited by A. Staines Manders, pg 66
- https://books.google.com/books?id=rg1aAAAAYAAJ&dq=Coroat%C3%A1+Maranh%C3%A3o&pg=PA54 State of Matto Grosso: Description of exhibits - Page 54
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcora.html Catholic Hierarchy site
- https://books.google.com/books?id=0z6o8xUFQkMC Canhoteiro by Renato Pompeu (Portuguese)
- http://nationalfootballteams.com/player/42579/Canhoteiro.html National Football teams
