Caxias is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. It is the fifth largest city in the state, with 156,973 inhabitants at the 2022 census and an area of about 5,170 square kilometres. The 2022 count compares with 155,692 in 2010 and 139,756 in 2000, so growth has been slow but steady. Among its notable natives are Gonçalves Dias, the poet, ethnographer, lawyer and linguist, and Coelho Neto, the writer and politician. It should not be confused with Caxias do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Maranhão municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Caxias Municipality 139,756 155,692 156,973
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Caxias
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -4.85889, -43.35611
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 83 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Fortaleza
View the Source 3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -4.75 N/S -43.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -4.75 N/S -43.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-4.75 -43.25 Aw
Caxias, Maranhão (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
Caxias is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
On Continent: South America, Lead, continent
Caxias is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead, group
Caxias is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
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