Cajueiro da Praia

Cajueiro da Praia is one of the four coastal cities of Piauí, Brazil.

Cajueiro da Praia
Location in Piauí and Brazil
Coordinates: 02°55′40″S 41°20′09″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Piauí
Government
• Mayor	Girvaldo Albuquerque da Silva
Area
• Total	271.348 km2 (104.768 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	7,674
• Density	22.7/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

The municipality contains part of the 313,800 hectares (775,000 acres) Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.^[2]

The city is home to the Cashew of A Praia (Cajueiro da Praia), which is either the largest cashew tree in the world, at 8,800 square metres (2.2 acres), or the second largest, after the Cashew of Pirangi. The tree has been studied by the State University of Piauí.^[3]