Floriano, Piauí

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.

Floriano
Municipality
Nickname: 
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
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Piauí
FoundedJuly 8, 1897
Government
  MayorAntônio Reis Neto (/Democracia Cristâ, 2021 – 2024)
Area
  Total3,409.664 km2 (1,316.479 sq mi)
Elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total60,025
  Density17.2/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI0.711 – medium
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