Almeirim, Pará

Almeirim
Almeirim
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	Location of Almeirim municipality in Pará
Country	Brazil
Region	Norte
State	Pará
Area
• Total	72,960.274 km2 (28,170.119 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	31,475
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
HDI (2000)	0.745 – medium

Almeirim is a city on the Amazon and the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is also the fourth largest municipality in that state and the eighth largest in Brazil (by area). The municipality is crossed by the Equator.

The municipality contains part of the Jari Ecological Station.^[3] Serra do Areão Airport located in the district of Monte Dourado 73 km away serves the population residing and working for the Jari project.

Panama Waterfalls, Paru River
Cellulose factory, Jari project

References

^ IBGE 2008 statistics
^ [1] - UNDP
^ Figueiredo, João (13 March 1984), "DECRETO Nº 89.440, DE 13 DE MARÇO DE 1984", Brazilian Federal Senate (in Portuguese), Brazilian Government, retrieved 10 March 2016

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[1] IBGE 2008 statistics

[2] [1] - UNDP

[3] Figueiredo, João (13 March 1984), "DECRETO Nº 89.440, DE 13 DE MARÇO DE 1984", Brazilian Federal Senate (in Portuguese), Brazilian Government, retrieved 10 March 2016

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