Cachoeira do Arari
Cachoeira do Arari | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 01°00′39″S 48°57′46″W / 1.01083°S 48.96278°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Pará |
Area | |
• Total | 3,102.080 km2 (1,197.720 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 19,996 |
• Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BST) |
Postal Code | 68840-000 |
Cachoeira do Arari is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 19,996 people. The area of the municipality is 3,102.080 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Arari.
The municipality is contained in the 59,985 square kilometres (23,160 sq mi) Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.[1]
References
- ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27