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São Benedito do Rio Preto
Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
São Benedito do Rio Preto is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
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São Benedito do Rio Preto | |
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Municipality | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Maranhão |
Mesoregion | Leste Maranhense |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 18,717 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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The municipality lies in the Munim River basin.[6] The municipality contains part of the 1,535,310 hectares (3,793,800 acres) Upaon-Açu/Miritiba/Alto Preguiças Environmental Protection Area, created in 1992.[7]