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Barreirinhas

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Barreirinhas

Total population

65,589

Elevation4 m
Land area3111.3 km²
Coordinates-2.75°, -42.83°

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City facts

Elevation
4 m
Area
3111.3 km²
Official website
www.barreirinhas.ma.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Barreirinhas is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-2.7541
Longitude
-42.8260
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,425
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    48
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    46
  • Scaled Dove
    Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    43
  • Jandaya Parakeet
    Aratinga jandaya (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    35
  • Gray-hooded Gull
    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    35
  • Palm Tanager
    Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    31
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Bearded Capuchin
    Sapajus libidinosus (Spix, 1823) · Mammalia
    27

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

G
Geovane Diniz Silva
Brazilian association football player
T
Teresinha das Neves Pereira
Brazilian politician
J
José de Matos Carvalho
Brazilian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maranhão

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,056

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
219
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2101707
UF
MA
Mesorregião
Norte Maranhense
Microrregião
Lençóis Maranhenses

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br