Piauí
state in the Northeast Region of Brazil
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Piauí is an administrative area located in Brazil. It has a population of 3.3M as of 2022[1]. The area of Piauí spans 252k[2]. Piauí is in the UTC−03:00 time zone and follows America/Fortaleza[3].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brazil[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Head of government: Wellington Dias[5]
- Capital: Teresina[6]
- Shares border with: Maranhão[7], Tocantins[8], Bahia[9], Pernambuco[10], Ceará[11]
- Anthem: Anthem of Piauí[12]
- Named after: piaba[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Alto Longá[14], Assunção do Piauí[15], Boqueirão do Piauí[16], Buriti dos Montes[17], Campo Maior[18], Capitão de Campos[19], Castelo do Piauí[20], Cocal de Telha[21], Domingos Mourão[22], Jatobá do Piauí[23], Juazeiro do Piauí[24], Lagoa de São Francisco[25], Milton Brandão[26], Nossa Senhora de Nazaré[27]
Why It Matters
Piauí has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Piauí is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]