São João da Fronteira
São João da Fronteira (Portuguese meaning "Saint John of the frontier") is a municipality in the western part of the state of Piauí in Brazil. The population is 5,898 (2015 est.) in an area of 764.86 km².[1] The elevation is 458 m.
São João da Fronteira | |
|---|---|
 Location in Piauí state | |
  São João da Fronteira Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 3°57′20″S 41°15′27″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Piauí |
| Microregion | Litoral Piauiense |
| Area | |
| • Total | 764.86 km2 (295.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 5,898 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| Website | www |
The municipality contains part of the 1,592,550 hectares (3,935,300 acres) Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.[2]
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- APA Serra da Ibiapaba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-10
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