Turiaçu is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.
Climate Turiaçu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) bordering on a tropical monsoon climate (Am). The municipality is hot and very humid all year; however, there is a pronounced dry season from August to December with slightly lower humidity.
See also List of municipalities in Maranhão
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