Arame (Maranhao)

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Município de Arame
Arame
Arame (Brazil)
Arame
Arame
Coordinates 4 ° 53 ′  S , 46 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 4 ° 53 ′  S , 46 ° 0 ′  W
Location of the municipality in the state of Maranhão
Location of the municipality in the state of Maranhão
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coat of arms
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founding 17th January 1988 (age 32)Template: Infobox location in Brazil / maintenance
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Maranhão
climate tropical, Aw
surface 2976 km²
Residents 31,702 (2010)
density 10.7  Ew. / km²
estimate 32,701 (July 1, 2019)
Parish code IBGE : 2100956
Telephone code (+55)  99
Time zone UTC −3
Website arame.ma.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect Jully Menezes (2017-2020)
Political party PDT
Culture
City festival January 17th (foundation)
economy
GDP 222,309 thousand R $
6929  R $ per person 
(2016)
HDI 0.512 (low) (2010)

Arame , officially Portuguese Município de Arame , is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhão in the Nordeste region . The population was estimated as of July 1, 2019 at 32,701 inhabitants, who live on a municipality area of ​​around 2976 km² and are called Aramensians ( aramenses ). It ranks 47th out of 217 municipalities in the state. The distance to the capital São Luís is 476 km.

Around 10% of the municipal area is part of the indigenous reserve Terra Indígena Araribóia, which extends to the west .

geography

Surrounding communities are Grajaú , Santa Luzia , Buriticupu , Itaipava do Grajaú , Amarante do Maranhão and Marajá do Sena .

The biome is mostly Amazon rainforest and cerrado .

The community has a tropical climate, Aw according to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification . The average temperature is 26.7 ° C. The average rainfall is 1252 mm per year. The southern winter is drier than the southern summer.

Average Income and HDI

In 2017, the monthly average income was 1.8 times the Brazilian minimum wage ( Salário mínimo ) of R $ 880.00 (converted for 2019: around € 358). Over 57% of the population earns only half the minimum wage. In 2017, 882 people or 2.7% were registered as permanent employees.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is rated low at 0.512 for 2010. The gross national product per capita was around R $ 6929 in 2016.

Web links

  • City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Arame - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed November 6, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. Jully Menezes 12 (Prefeita). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2016, accessed November 6, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. Climate Amare: Weather, average temperature, weather forecast for Amare. In: de.climate-data.org. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .