MA · Northeast
Population: 106,332 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Balsas is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern mesoregion of the state of Maranhão. It is the hub of the Balsas Immediate Geographic Region and heads the administrative region of the Gerais de Balsas. It is part of the agricultural frontier known as MATOPIBA, standing out for its mechanized and automated agriculture. It is the largest soybean producer in Maranhão and one of the largest grain producers in MATOPIBA, second only to Formosa do Rio Preto (BA) and São Desidério (BA). The city is crossed by the Trans-Amazonian Highway, which connects the Northeast and North regions of the country.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MA average (10 cities): 55 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
37.62 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
32.08 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MA average (10 cities): 17 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
245.21 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,838.47 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MA average (10 cities): 23 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
1.77 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.9 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MA average (10 cities): 43 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MA average (10 cities): 53 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
19.35 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
95.44 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MA average (10 cities): 22 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
735.15 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro (SBBE), 735 km in a straight line · 895 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 27.6 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 31.3 | 31.5 | 31.7 | 32.2 | 32.9 | 33.5 | – | 35.5 | 36.3 | 34.9 | 32.7 | 31.8 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 20.4 | – | 20.3 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.3 |
| Rain (mm) | 227 | 182 | 186 | 120 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 86 | 152 | 167 |
Weather station Balsas, 1 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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