Coroatá

Country BrazilRegionNortheastState MaranhãoFoundedApril 8, 1920Government • MayorLuís da Movelar filho (PT)Area • Total2,263.823 km² (874.067 sq mi)Elevation35 m (114 ft)Population • Total65,544Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)WebsiteCoroatá Online

Coroatá is a municipality in Maranhão.

History

It was settled by the Portuguese and became a village in 1843. By 1912 work on railroads, to give greater connection to cities, had occurred.^[2] In 1920 Coroatá was incorporated as a city and 1920 is deemed its "founding."^[3] It has a population of 65,544.

04°07′48″S 44°07′26″W / 4.13000°S 44.12389°W / -4.13000; -44.12389

Religion

The population is 75.1% Catholic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá is located there.^[4] In addition to Catholics 14.2% are Protestant, 2.3% belong to other forms of Christianity, 0.3% are of Afro-Brazilian religion, 0.1% of other religions, and 8% are of no religion.

Mayors of Coroatá

• José Jansen Pereira - 1920
• João Rios - 1926
• Benedito Alves Cardoso - 1931
• Luis Pereira da Silva - 1937
• João Coelho Matos - 1939
• Valdemiro de Almeida Cavalcante - 1939
• Sebastião Anfiloquio Alves - 1940
• Otacílio de Sousa Santos - 1943
• Antonio Serra Pinto - 1945
• Chico Pereira Lobo - 1945
• Emilio Lobato de Azevedo - 1948
• José Menezes Junior - 1951
• Nagib Rabelo Lamar - 1952
• João Saraiva Filho - 1955
• Leodegário Jansen Pereira - 1956
• Simão de Monaut Serra Pinto - 1960
• Vitor Dias Trovão - 1968
• João Mota de Queiroz - 1970
• Orlando Jansen Silva - 1971
• João Ferreira Pereira - 1972
• Gentil Augusto Frazão Filho - 1973
• José de Ribamar Trovão - 1977
• Francisco Alberto Araújo - 1983
• Luis Montenegro Tavares - 1983
• José Ribamar Trovão - 1989
• Coronel Ruy Salomão - 1991
• Maria Teresa Trovão Murad - 1993
• Romulo Augusto Trovão Moreira Lima - 1997/2004
• Luís Mendes Ferreira 2004/2012
• Maria Teresa Trovão Murad (current mayor)

Notable natives

• Canhoteiro - A Brazilian footballer^[5][6]

References

External links

• Coroatá Online