| Floriano | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
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| Nickname(s): Princesa do Sul | |||
| Motto: Labor signum nostrum est — Work is our sign | |||
| Location of Floriano in the State of Piauí | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Northeast | ||
| State | Piauí | ||
| Founded | July 8, 1897 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Joel Rodrigues da Silva (PTB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,409.664 km2 (1,316.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 57,700 | ||
| • Density | 17.2/km2 (44.5/sq mi) | ||
| (est. IBGE)[1] | |||
| Time zone | -3 | ||
| Postal Code | |||
| HDI | 0.711 – medium [2] | ||
| Website | [1] | ||
Floriano is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Piauí.
It is situated in the physiographic zone of the Médio Parnaíba, on the right side of the Parnaíba River, in front of the city of Barão de Grajaú, in the Maranhão. It is also intersected by the rivers Gurguéia and Itaueira.
It is a principal educational center of the southern part of the state of Piauí and Maranhão, and exercises influence over about 30 municipalities.