Buriticupu

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São José de Ribamar
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Location of São José de Ribamar in the state of Maranhão and Brazil
Coordinates: 4°20′34″S46°24′06″W / 4.34278°S 46.40167°W / -4.34278; -46.40167
Country Brazil
State Maranhão
Founded 1994
Government
   Mayor Zé Gomes (PRB)
Area
  Total 2,544.975 km2 (982.620 sq mi)
Elevation 174 m (571 ft)
Population (2010 IBGE)
  Total 65,226
  Density 26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Postal code65393
Area code(s) (+55) 98
Website buriticupu.ma.gov.br

Buriticupu is a municipality in Maranhão founded in 1994. its population in 2010 was 62,226.

Maranhão State of Brazil

Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighboured by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent inside the common Northeastern Brazilian dialect. Maranhão is described in books such as The Land of the Palm Trees by Gonçalves Dias and Casa de Pensão by Aluísio Azevedo.