Axixá

not to be confused with Axixá do Tocantins in Tocantins State
Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil
2°50′13″S 44°3′10″W / 2.83694°S 44.05278°W / -2.83694; -44.05278Country BrazilRegionNordesteStateMaranhãoMesoregionNorte MaranhenseArea
 • Total203.194 km2 (78.454 sq mi)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total12,183 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Axixá is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. The main town lies on the left bank of the Munim River, upstream from Icatu.[2]

The municipality contains part of the 1,535,310 hectares (3,793,800 acres) Upaon-Açu/Miritiba/Alto Preguiças Environmental Protection Area, created in 1992.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Google (9 February 2017). "Axixá" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ APA Upaon-Açu/Miritiba/Alto Preguiças (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-09

External links

  • Official site (in Portuguese)
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