Salvaterra is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 24,075 people. The area of the municipality is 1,043.504 km2. The city is located in the mesoregion Marajó and the microregion of Arari.
Salvaterra | |
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Municipality | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in the State of Pará | |
  Salvaterra | |
| Coordinates: 00°45′10″S 48°31′01″W / 0.75278°S 48.51694°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Pará |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,043.504 km2 (402.899 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 24,075 |
| • Density | 16.8/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 68860-000 |
Conservation
editThe municipality is contained in the 59,985-square-kilometre (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] The municipality operates the Mata do Bacurizal e do Lago Caraparu Ecological Reserve, a forest area with a lake just south of the town of Salvaterra.[3]
See also
editReferences
editSources
edit- APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - Giovanni Salera Júnior (24 August 2012), "Reserva Ecológica da Mata do Bacurizal e do Lago Caraparu", Mesa de Bar News (476), Gurupi – Estado do Tocantins., retrieved 2016-07-17
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