Luís Correia

Luís Correia
Arrombada beach in Luís Correia

Location in Piauí and Brazil
Coordinates: 02°52′44″S 41°40′01″W / 2.87889°S 41.66694°W / -2.87889; -41.66694Coordinates: 02°52′44″S 41°40′01″W / 2.87889°S 41.66694°W / -2.87889; -41.66694
Country Brazil
Region Northeast
State Piauí
Settled July 26, 1938
Government
  Mayor Heriberto Ribeiro de Oliveira (PPS)
Area
  Total 1,071.276 km2 (413.622 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 26,900
  Density 24.0/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Luís Correia is one of the four coastal cities of Piauí, Brazil.

The municipality contains part of the 313,800 hectares (775,000 acres) Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.[2] The municipality also contains part of the 1,592,550 hectares (3,935,300 acres) Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.[3]

References

  1. 2008 population statistics of IBGE
  2. APA Delta do Parnaíba (Federal) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-09
  3. APA Serra da Ibiapaba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-10


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