Codó is a city in the state of Maranhão in northeastern Brazil, covering an area of more than 4,300 square kilometres. It is among the more populous municipalities of the state, with about 114,000 residents at the 2022 census. Codó is notable for having the largest concentration of religious centres of African origin in Brazil, with some 400 terreiros, which reflects the Afro-Brazilian religious traditions of the Maranhão interior. Most of its residents live in the urban area, which counted about 83,000 people in 2022.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Maranhão municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Codó Municipality 111,146 118,038 114,275
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Codó
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -4.45528, -43.88556
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 44 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 -4.25 N/S -43.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -4.25 N/S -43.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-4.25 -43.75 Aw
Codó (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
Codó is a city in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.
On Continent: South America, Lead
Codó is a city in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead
Codó is a city in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.
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