Cachoeira Grande: facts

At a glance

• Country: Brazil
• Region: Maranhão
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 2.9298° S, 44.0544° W
• Time zone: America/Fortaleza (UTC-03:00)
• Currency: Real (BRL)
• Distance to the capital, Brasilia: 1,490 km (926 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ): 43 km (27 mi), straight line
• Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB): 258 km (160 mi), straight line
• Senador Petrônio Portela Airport (THE): 273 km (170 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Morros: 7.5 km (4.6 mi)
• Icatu: 17 km (11 mi)
• Rosario: 22 km (13 mi)
• Bacabeira: 29 km (18 mi)
• Santa Rita: 38 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sao Jose de Ribamar, 42 km (26 mi)