Santa Filomena, Piauí
| Municipality of Santa Filomena Município de Santa Filomena | |
|---|---|
 Location in Piauí and Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 09°06′43″S 45°55′19″W / 9.11194°S 45.92194°WCoordinates: 09°06′43″S 45°55′19″W / 9.11194°S 45.92194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Piauí |
| Settled | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernani de Paiva Maia (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,285.447 km2 (2,040.722 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 6,171 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.618 – medium[2] |
Santa Filomena is the westernmost city in the Brazilian state of Piauí. The city lies near the Parnaíba River, which forms the border with the state of Maranhão.
The municipality contains part of the Uruçui-Una Ecological Station.[3]
References
- ↑ 2008 population statistics of IBGE
- ↑ - UNDP
- ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Uruçuí-Una (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-23
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