Imperatriz
title: "Imperatriz" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-in-maranhão", "1856-establishments-in-brazil"] topic_path: "geography/brazil" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperatriz" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Imperatriz, Maranhão |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| official_name | The Municipality of Imperatriz |
| nickname | Portal da Amazônia (Amazon Portal) |
| motto | Paz e Progresso (Peace and Progress) |
| image_skyline | Montagem Imperatriz MA.png |
| imagesize | 300px |
| image_flag | Bandeira imperatriz.jpg |
| image_seal | Brasão de Imperatriz.jpg |
| image_map | Maranhao Municip Imperatriz.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of Imperatriz in the State of Maranhão |
| image_map1 | Brazil State Maranhao.svg |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Brazil |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name | Brazil |
| subdivision_name1 | Northeast |
| subdivision_name2 | [[Image:Bandeira do Maranhão.svg |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Rildo Amaral (PP) |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | July 16, 1856 |
| area_total_km2 | 1367.9 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 259,337 (110 th) |
| population_metro | 526116 |
| timezone | UTC-3 |
| utc_offset | -3 |
| timezone_DST | UTC-2 |
| utc_offset_DST | -2 |
| elevation_m | 95 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 65900-000 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | +55 99 |
| blank_name | HDI (2000) |
| blank_info | 0.722 – high |
| website | Imperatriz, Maranhão |
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| name = Imperatriz, Maranhão | settlement_type = Municipality | official_name = The Municipality of Imperatriz | nickname = Portal da Amazônia (Amazon Portal) | motto = Paz e Progresso (Peace and Progress) | image_skyline = Montagem Imperatriz MA.png | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = | image_flag = Bandeira imperatriz.jpg | image_seal = Brasão de Imperatriz.jpg | image_map = Maranhao Municip Imperatriz.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Imperatriz in the State of Maranhão | image_map1 = Brazil State Maranhao.svg | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name = Brazil | subdivision_name1 = Northeast | subdivision_name2 = [[Image:Bandeira do Maranhão.svg|border|22px]] Maranhão | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Rildo Amaral (PP) | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = July 16, 1856 | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 1367.9 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2020 | population_note = | population_total = 259,337 (110 th) | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = 526116 | population_footnotes = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | timezone = UTC-3 | utc_offset = -3 | timezone_DST = UTC-2 | utc_offset_DST = -2 | coordinates = | elevation_m = 95 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 65900-000 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = +55 99 | blank_name = HDI (2000) | blank_info = 0.722 – high | website = Imperatriz, Maranhão Imperatriz is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão. The city extends along the northeastern bank of the Tocantins River and is crossed by the Belém-Brasília Highway, standing on the border with the state of Tocantins.
Economy
Most of the city's active labor is absorbed by the commerce and services. In spite of that, the primary and secondary sectors, specially agribusiness, still play an important role in the local economy. The farming of livestock supplies local slaughterhouses, which in turn allows Imperatriz to export meat to other states in Brazil and abroad. In addition to food processing and agribusiness, construction and non-metallic mineral processing are important. The area's most important crops are soy, rice and cassava. Recently, sugar cane has become important as well. According to IBGE, Imperatriz has a total of 5,657 commercial and 730 industrial enterprises.
The city is served by Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport.
Demographics
- Total Population: 236,691
- Urban Population: 218,555
- Rural Population: 11,895
- Males: 110,739
- Females: 119,711
- Population Density: 150.52 people/km² (389.9 people/mi2
- Population Growth: 0.5% (from 1996-03-01 to 2000-08-01)
- Urbanization Rate: 94.84%
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Pedra_Caida.jpg" caption="Pedra Caída waterfall and walkway"] ::
Western Maranhão forms the boundary between the Amazon rainforest and the vast savanna region, known as the Cerrado. Imperatriz is the place of intersection of many major roads and waterways. The landscape is characterized by gallery forests and stream valleys. Humid fields and palm paths are found where the water table is near the surface. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Praça_Predo_Américo4.jpg" caption="Pedro Américo square, in the Três Poderes neighbourhood"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Ponte_Imperatriz.jpg" caption="Bridge]] over Tocantins River"] ::
Climate
Imperatriz has a tropical savanna climate, with a wet season during spring and summer months (November to April), and a dry one during fall and winter months (May to November). July and August are the hottest and coolest months at once, when temperatures can range from 13 °C (55.4 °F) to over 40 °C (104 °F) within a single day. "Feels like" temperatures are always over 36–42 °C (96.8–107.6 °F). In rare occasions, cold snaps can make temperatures drop to as low as 12 °C (53.6 °F).{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Imperatriz (1981–2010) |Jan high C = 31.8 |Feb high C = 31.9 |Mar high C = 31.9 |Apr high C = 32.3 |May high C = 33.0 |Jun high C = 33.5 |Jul high C = 34.3 |Aug high C = 35.4 |Sep high C = 35.4 |Oct high C = 34.4 |Nov high C = 33.3 |Dec high C = 32.3 | year high C = 33.3 |Jan mean C = 26.6 |Feb mean C = 26.6 |Mar mean C = 26.1 |Apr mean C = 26.6 |May mean C = 27.2 |Jun mean C = 27.1 |Jul mean C = 27.2 |Aug mean C = 28.3 |Sep mean C = 28.8 |Oct mean C = 28.4 |Nov mean C = 27.8 |Dec mean C = 27.2 | year mean C = 27.3 |Jan low C = 22.5 |Feb low C = 22.5 |Mar low C = 22.6 |Apr low C = 22.7 |May low C = 22.7 |Jun low C = 21.4 |Jul low C = 20.4 |Aug low C = 21.0 |Sep low C = 22.5 |Oct low C = 23.1 |Nov low C = 22.9 |Dec low C = 22.6 | year low C = 22.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 253.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 220.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 295.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 206.5 |May precipitation mm = 91.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 14.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 6.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 9.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 39.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 70.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 117.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 190.5 |year precipitation mm = 1516.3 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 15 | Feb precipitation days = 15 | Mar precipitation days = 17 | Apr precipitation days = 14 | May precipitation days = 7 | Jun precipitation days = 2 | Jul precipitation days = 1 | Aug precipitation days = 1 | Sep precipitation days = 3 | Oct precipitation days = 6 | Nov precipitation days = 9 | Dec precipitation days = 13 | year precipitation days = | Jan humidity = 80.5 | Feb humidity = 80.6 | Mar humidity = 81.8 | Apr humidity = 80.2 | May humidity = 76.0 | Jun humidity = 68.8 | Jul humidity = 62.2 | Aug humidity = 57.7 | Sep humidity = 60.7 | Oct humidity = 66.5 | Nov humidity = 73.0 | Dec humidity = 77.4 | year humidity = 72.1 |Jan sun = 148.9 |Feb sun = 132.2 |Mar sun = 145.7 |Apr sun = 171.5 |May sun = 222.2 |Jun sun = 262.0 |Jul sun = 281.3 |Aug sun = 264.6 |Sep sun = 198.7 |Oct sun = 159.7 |Nov sun = 143.3 |Dec sun = 143.6 |year sun = 2273.7 |source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia{{cite web | url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas | title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010 | publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia | language = Portuguese | accessdate = 21 May 2024}}
References
References
- [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ma/imperatriz/panorama IBGE 2020]
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