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Coroatá is a municipality in Maranhão.

Coroatá
Municipality
The Municipality of Coroatá
Main Christian Church of the city
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Coroatá
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Maranhão
Founded	April 8, 1920
Government
• Mayor	Luís da Movelar filho (PT)
Area
• Total	2,263.823 km2 (874.067 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (114 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	65,544
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	Coroatá Online

History

It was settled by the Portuguese and became a village in 1843. By 1912 work on railroads, to give greater connection to cities, had occurred.[2] In 1920 Coroatá was incorporated as a city and 1920 is deemed its "founding."[3] It has a population of 65,544.

Religion

The population is 75.1% Catholic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá is located there.[4] In addition to Catholics 14.2% are Protestant, 2.3% belong to other forms of Christianity, 0.3% are of Afro-Brazilian religion, 0.1% of other religions, and 8% are of no religion.

Mayors of Coroatá

• José Jansen Pereira - 1920
• João Rios - 1926
• Benedito Alves Cardoso - 1931
• Luis Pereira da Silva - 1937
• João Coelho Matos - 1939
• Valdemiro de Almeida Cavalcante - 1939
• Sebastião Anfiloquio Alves - 1940
• Otacílio de Sousa Santos - 1943
• Antonio Serra Pinto - 1945
• Chico Pereira Lobo - 1945
• Emilio Lobato de Azevedo - 1948
• José Menezes Junior - 1951
• Nagib Rabelo Lamar - 1952
• João Saraiva Filho - 1955
• Leodegário Jansen Pereira - 1956
• Simão de Monaut Serra Pinto - 1960
• Vitor Dias Trovão - 1968
• João Mota de Queiroz - 1970
• Orlando Jansen Silva - 1971
• João Ferreira Pereira - 1972
• Gentil Augusto Frazão Filho - 1973
• José de Ribamar Trovão - 1977
• Francisco Alberto Araújo - 1983
• Luis Montenegro Tavares - 1983
• José Ribamar Trovão - 1989
• Coronel Ruy Salomão - 1991
• Maria Teresa Trovão Murad - 1993
• Romulo Augusto Trovão Moreira Lima - 1997/2004
• Luís Mendes Ferreira 2004/2012
• Maria Teresa Trovão Murad (current mayor)

Notable natives

• Canhoteiro - A Brazilian footballer[5][6]

References

External links

• Coroatá Online

На других языках

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- [en] Coroatá

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[ru] Коруата

Коруата (порт. Coroatá) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Мараньян. Составная часть мезорегиона Восток штата Мараньян. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Кодо. Население составляет 61 725 человек на 2010 год. Занимает площадь 2 263,779 км². Плотность населения — 27,27 чел./км².

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