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Picos | |
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Municipality | |
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| Nickname(s): Capital do Mel (Capital of Honey), Capital do Sul Piauiense (Capital of the Piauiense south) | |
| Motto: "To be from Picos is to be strong!" | |
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  Picos Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 07°04′37″S 41°28′01″W / 7.07694°S 41.46694°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State |  Piauí |
| Mesoregion | Sudeste Piauiense |
| Founded | December 12, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gil Marques de Medeiros (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 577,304 km2 (222,898 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (6,578 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 78,431 |
| • Density | 137.30/km2 (355.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Demonym | Picosense |
Picos is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] Picos is the state's third-largest city, located in the south-central region of Piauí and is the most economically developed city in the region. The city's financial prosperity, combined with its geographical location, gives Picos a "commercial hub" status, especially for fuel and honey (Picos is known as the "capital of honey"). As of 2020, the population was approximately 78,431.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.