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Picos
Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the town in Cape Verde, see Picos, Cape Verde. For the mountain range in Spain, see Picos de Europa.
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.
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Picos | |
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Municipality | |
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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Coordinates: 07°04′37″S 41°28′01″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Nordeste |
State | ![]() |
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 |
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