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Maranhão

StateBR-MA

State of Brazil.

South AmericaCapital: São LuísLanguage: Portuguese
Population
7.0M
Metros tracked
8
3.9M in metros (56%)
Composite score
4.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-MA
At a glance
Established
1889
Area
331,983 km²
Population density
21 /km²
Legislature
Legislative Assembly of Maranhão
Human Development Index
0.728 (2023)
Chamber of Deputies seats
18
Senators
3
Rank in Brazil
16th of 27 by composite score
Area rank
8th of 27 by area
Largest tracked metro
Teresina

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Maranhão metro footprint

8 metros
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

8 tracked metros

#899Teresina
1.9
1.3MEmerging Metro
#927São Luís★ Capital
1.8
1.7MEmerging Metro
#2066Imperatriz
0.4
363KLocal Metro
#3315Caxias
0.1
164KLocal Metro
#3514Codó
0.0
118KLocal Metro
#3558Açailândia
0.0
111KLocal Metro
#3577Bacabal
0.0
108KLocal Metro
#4045São Mateus do Maranhão
0.0
40KLocal Metro