Penalva
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Location in Maranhão
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Region | Nordeste |
State | Maranhão |
Mesoregion | Norte Maranhense |
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• Total | 303 sq mi (786 km2) |
Population
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• Total | 38,731 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Penalva is a municipality in the stateofMaranhão in the Northeast regionofBrazil.[2][3][4][5]
The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a 1,775,035.6 hectares (4,386,208 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.[6]
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3°18′S 45°10′W / 3.300°S 45.167°W / -3.300; -45.167
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