Bacabal | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Maranhão state | |
  Bacabal Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 4°13′30″S 44°46′48″W / 4.22500°S 44.78000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Maranhão |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 104,633 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil. It is located approximately 250 km south of the state capital São Luís. The city proper has a population of 104,633 (IBGE 2018 estimate).[1] It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal.[2]
The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a 1,775,035.6 hectares (4,386,208 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.[3]
- ^ a b "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
2018 Estimates of Population
- ^ "IBGE | Cidades | Maranhão | Bacabal". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ APA Baixada Maranhense (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-13