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Chaves, Pará

Coordinates: 00°09′36″S 49°59′16″W / 0.16000°S 49.98778°W / -0.16000; -49.98778
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Chaves
Municipality
Flag of Chaves
Official seal of Chaves
Location in the State of Pará
Location in the State of Pará
Chaves is located in Brazil
Chaves
Chaves
Coordinates: 00°09′36″S 49°59′16″W / 0.16000°S 49.98778°W / -0.16000; -49.98778
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Pará
Area
 • Total
13,084.879 km2 (5,052.100 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
23,948
 • Density1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
68880-000

Chaves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 23,948 people. The area of the municipality is 13,084.879 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27