Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil. It is located approximately 250km south of the state capital São Luís. The city proper has a population of 103,711 (IBGE 2022 Census). It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal.

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.

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