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Açailândia

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Açailândia () is a Brazilian municipality in the western part of Maranhão State, at an elevation of . Its population in 2020 was estimated to be 113,121, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The name of the city means "land of the açaí."

Key facts

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Açailândia
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Municipality
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File:Bandeira-acailandia.png
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Maranhao Municip Acailandia.svg
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Location in Maranhão state
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Brazil
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Location in Brazil
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Country
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Brazil
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northeast
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State
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Maranhão
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Mesoregion
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Microregion
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Metrop. region
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Mayor
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113,121

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Named after
Euterpe oleracea
Demonym
açailandense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Maranhão
Population
83820
Area
5806.307
Elevation
240
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Shares border with
Dom Eliseu
Official website
www.acailandia.ma.gov.br
Image
Acailandia 2.jpg
GDP per capita
33649.84
Dialing code
99
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Commons category
Açailândia
electorate
73521
Human Development Index
0.672
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Açailândia () is a Brazilian municipality in the western part of Maranhão State, at an elevation of . Its population in 2020 was estimated to be 113,121, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The name of the city means "land of the açaí."

The city is an important center of agribusiness, the area having the largest cattle stock in Maranhão. The production of pig iron is the municipality's biggest single economic activity. Açailândia is part of the Carajas Development Corridor and the city houses many of the workers who produce charcoal in the area. The city has one of the most important railway stations on the Carajás Railway line.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Açailândia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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