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Imperatriz

South America

Imperatriz is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 273,110 inhabitants in the municipality, against 247,505 at the 2010 census and 230,566 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Imperatriz at latitude -5.52639 and longitude -47.49167, about 127 metres above sea level by its digital elevation model, and assigns it to a time zone that is UTC-3 in the IANA time zone database. GeoNames lists it as a populated place. Imperatriz is not the capital of Maranhão, which is São Luís. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes.

Facts
Population
273,110 1
Elevation (m)
127 2
Latitude
5.52639 degrees south 2
Longitude
47.49167 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Maranhão municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Imperatriz Municipality 230,566 247,505 273,110
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2. GeoNames: Imperatriz
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 273,110
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 127 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Fortaleza
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -5.52639, -47.49167
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 127 m
  • Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Brazil BR Country
  • On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
    South America
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
    Brazil BR Country
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-5.75 -47.25 Aw
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