Cururupu

Cururupu is a municipality within the kingdom of Maranhao, Brazil. Its population is envisioned 32,652 population and with demographic density of 26,69 hab / km ²; according to the modern census. The municipality is the seat of the Region of Planning of the Western Coast, being nearby center of other eight municipalities. In the territorial waters of the municipality is located the Marine State Park of Parcel de Manoel Luis, a conservation and safety unit located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is called the "Bermuda Triangle" in Brazil due to the fact it's far one in every of the biggest shipyards within the global.

The municipality is part of the Environmental Protection Area of ​​the Maranhenses Reentrances, a Brazilian conservation unit for the sustainable use of nature. Covering an area of ​​2 631 260 ha, Reentra Acias Maranhenses protects the coastal undeniable with its islands, bays, inlets, and an estuarine complex with canals, streams, mangroves, which safe haven and feed several species of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and migratory birds. The APA was created on June 11, 1991 through State Decree No. 11,901. It is likewise domestic to the Guaras Forest.