Pio IX

Municipality of Pio IX
Município de Pio IX
Location in Piauí and Brazil
Coordinates: 06°50′16″S 40°34′44″W / 6.83778°S 40.57889°W / -6.83778; -40.57889
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StatePiauí
SettledJanuary 1, 1939
Government
 • MayorJose Mesquita Viana de Andrade (PSDB)
Area
 • Total
1,948.843 km2 (752.452 sq mi)
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
18,459
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)0.572 – medium[2]

Pio IX is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Piauí. The city is named after Pope Pius IX.

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