The Itapecuru River ( pt, Rio Itapecuru) is a river in the
Maranhão
Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...
state of northern
Brazil
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Course
The Itapecuru originates in the southern part of the state, in the Serra do Itapecuru, which rises to , and flows northward to empty into Baía do Arraial, an arm of the larger
Baía de São José.
It is an important source of water for twenty cities in Maranhão, including
São Luís.
Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the
Mirador State Park, created in 1980.
References
Rivers of Maranhão
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