Maracaju
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Maracaju is a municipality
located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul
, in the southwest. Its population was 28,236 (2005) and its area is 5,299 km². Its elevation is 421m.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...
, in the southwest. Its population was 28,236 (2005) and its area is 5,299 km². Its elevation is 421m.