Santa Inês Explained

Official Name:	Santa Inês Maranhão
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Brazil
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
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2020 ^[1]
Population Total:	89,489
Timezone:	BRT
Utc Offset:	-3
Coordinates:	-3.6689°N -45.3839°W
Elevation M:	24

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

The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000. It was emancipated from Pindaré Mirim in 1967.

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

Geography

The city's climate is tropical with a dry season.

See also

• List of municipalities in Maranhão

Notes and References

1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ma/santa-ines/panorama IBGE 2020
2. 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.
3. 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 .
4. 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.
5. Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. pt.