Floriano, Piauí

Floriano
Municipality
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Nickname(s): Princesa do Sul
Motto: Labor signum nostrum est — Work is our sign
Location of Floriano in the State of Piauí
Coordinates: 6°46′01″S 43°01′22″W / 6.76694°S 43.02278°WCoordinates: 6°46′01″S 43°01′22″W / 6.76694°S 43.02278°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Piauí
Founded	July 8, 1897
Government
• Mayor	Gilberto Junior (/PMDB))
Area
• Total	3,409.664 km^2 (1,316.479 sq mi)
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	57,700
• Density	17.2/km^2 (45/sq mi)
	(est. IBGE)[1]
Time zone	-3
HDI	0.711 – medium [2]
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Floriano is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Piauí. It was founded by the Arabs and Syrians. It is situated in the physiographic zone of the Médio Parnaíba, on the right side of the Parnaíba River, in front of the city of Barão de Grajaú, in the Maranhão. It is also intersected by the rivers Gurguéia and Itaueira.

References

1. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2008" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
2. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2008.

External links

• Atlas Digital do Piauí (PDF), detailed facts about the municipalities in Piauí.