São Félix do Xingu

São Félix do Xingu is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]

São Félix do Xingu
Municipality
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Location of São Félix do Xingu in the State of Pará
São Félix do Xingu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 6°38′00″S 51°59′00″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorthern
StatePará
MesoregionSudeste Paraense
Area
 • Total32,514.795 sq mi (84,212.932 km2)
Elevation
720 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total132,138
 • Density4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC -3
WebsiteOfficial website

The city is served by São Félix do Xingu Airport.

With an area of 84,212.932 km2 (32,514.795 sq mi),[6] it is the third largest municipality in Pará and the sixth largest in Brazil.

Conservation

The municipality contains part of the 99,271 hectares (245,300 acres) Tapirapé Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1989.[7] It contains part of the Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, a 196,504 hectares (485,570 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.[8] It also contains part of the 3,373,134 hectares (8,335,200 acres) Terra do Meio Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2005.[9] The municipality contains 51% of the 445,408 hectares (1,100,630 acres) Serra do Pardo National Park, also created in 2005.[10]

See also

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. IBGE (2002-10-10). "Área territorial oficial". IBGE. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  7. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Tapirapé (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18
  8. FLONA do Tapirapé-Aquiri (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-30
  9. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Terra do Meio (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-29
  10. PARNA da Serra do Pardo (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-08


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