Coroatá

Coroatá is a municipality in Maranhão.

History
It was settled by the Portuguese and became a village in 1843. By 1912 work on railroads, to give greater connection to cities, had occurred. In 1920 Coroatá was incorporated as a city and 1920 is deemed its "founding." It has a population of 65,544.

Religion
The population is 75.1% Catholic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá is located there. In addition to Catholics 14.2% are Protestant, 2.3% belong to other forms of Christianity, 0.3% are of Afro-Brazilian religion, 0.1% of other religions, and 8% are of no religion.

Mayors of Coroatá

 * José Jansen Pereira - 1920
 * João Rios - 1926
 * Benedito Alves Cardoso - 1931
 * Luis Pereira da Silva - 1937
 * João Coelho Matos - 1939
 * Valdemiro de Almeida Cavalcante - 1939
 * Sebastião Anfiloquio Alves - 1940
 * Otacílio de Sousa Santos - 1943
 * Antonio Serra Pinto - 1945
 * Chico Pereira Lobo - 1945
 * Emilio Lobato de Azevedo - 1948
 * José Menezes Junior - 1951
 * Nagib Rabelo Lamar - 1952
 * João Saraiva Filho - 1955
 * Leodegário Jansen Pereira - 1956
 * Simão de Monaut Serra Pinto - 1960
 * Vitor Dias Trovão - 1968
 * João Mota de Queiroz - 1970
 * Orlando Jansen Silva - 1971
 * João Ferreira Pereira - 1972
 * Gentil Augusto Frazão Filho - 1973
 * José de Ribamar Trovão - 1977
 * Francisco Alberto Araújo - 1983
 * Luis Montenegro Tavares - 1983
 * José Ribamar Trovão - 1989
 * Coronel Ruy Salomão - 1991
 * Maria Teresa Trovão Murad - 1993
 * Romulo Augusto Trovão Moreira Lima - 1997/2004
 * Luís Mendes Ferreira 2004/2012
 * Maria Teresa Trovão Murad (current mayor)

Notable natives

 * Canhoteiro - A Brazilian footballer