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Cantanhede
Maranhãotown
Total population
24,303
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cantanhede is a town located in Maranhão, Brazil. Around 24,303 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Coordinates of -3.636°, -44.378° situate Cantanhede in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,953 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Maranhão
- Pirapemas12.2 mi away · pop. 17,714
- Miranda do Norte14.9 mi away · pop. 23,864
- Leite22.7 mi away
- Tingidor32.9 mi away
- Bonfim do Arari33.4 mi away
- Nina Rodrigues34.3 mi away · pop. 14,176
- Vitória do Mearim36 mi away · pop. 30,805
- Porto das Gabarras38.6 mi away
- Santo Antônio do Napoleão45.7 mi away
- Boa Vista do Pindaré46 mi away
- Lago Verde47.7 mi away · pop. 14,769
- Timbiras52.4 mi away · pop. 26,484
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Cantanhede

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2102705
- UF
- MA
- Mesorregião
- Norte Maranhense
- Microrregião
- Itapecuru Mirim
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • 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