Teresina

Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Being located in north-central Piauí 366 km from the coast, it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 902,644 inhabitants, Teresina is the 19th largest city in Brazil, and the 16th largest state capital in the country. Together with Timon in the neighbouring state of Maranhão, it forms a conurbation with a population of about 2,729,527 inhabitants; the entire metropolitan region of Teresina has over 2,893,729 inhabitants. The only na

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Teresina is the capital of the Brazilian state of Piauí and the 19th largest city in Brazil, with nearly 903,000 residents. It is notably the only state capital in Brazil's Northeast region that is not located on the Atlantic coast, instead sitting inland about 366 kilometers from the ocean.

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Settlement.name: Teresina
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Teresina
Settlement.nicknames: Capital do Sol e da Luz (Capital of Sun and Light), Cidade Verde (Green City), Mesopotâmia Brasileira (Brazilian Mesopotamia) and THE.
Settlement.motto: Omnia in Charitate
Settlement.image_skyline: Montagem_Teresina.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: From the top: Estaiada Mirante bridge, Teresina at night, Railway station complex, Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, September 4th Theater and tourist signboard
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Teresina - PI.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão de Teresina (correto).svg
Settlement.image_map: Brazil Piaui Teresina location map.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Teresina in the State of Piauí
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: teresinense
Population: 714583
Area: 1381.981
Elevation: 87
Official website: pmt.pi.gov.br
Image: Teresina Rio Poti.JPG
Dialing code: 086

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Commons category: Teresina
Commons gallery: Teresina
postal code: 64000-000
Human Development Index: 0.751
inception: 1852-00-00
electorate: 569283

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History and names
Main sights
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Religion
Health
Education
Universities in Teresina
Schools
Economy
Transportation
Sports
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Teresina is the capital with the best quality of life in the North-Northeast according to FIRJAN and the 4th in Brazil. It is among the 50 cities in the world with the highest murder rates, with 315 homicides in 2017.