Santo Amaro do Maranhão
Santo Amaro do Maranhão | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Maranhão |
| Mesoregion | Norte Maranhense |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 16,034 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Santo Amaro do Maranhão is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
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.
The city os Santo Amaro do Maranhão is one of the 3 that are part of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, an uncommon landscape which mixes dunes and cristal clear lakes.