Chaves, Pará

Municipality in North, Brazil
Flag of Chaves
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Official seal of Chaves
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Location in the State of Pará
Location in the State of Pará
00°09′36″S 49°59′16″W / 0.16000°S 49.98778°W / -0.16000; -49.98778Country BrazilRegionNorthState ParáArea
 • Total13,084.879 km2 (5,052.100 sq mi)Elevation
6 m (20 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total23,948 • 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

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
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Capital: Belém
Mesoregion
Lower Amazonas
Almeirim
Óbidos
Santarém
Mesoregion
Marajó
Arari
Furos de Breves
Portel
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Metropolitan Belém
Belém
Castanhal
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Northeastern Pará
Bragantina
Cametá
Guamá
Salgado
Tomé-Açu
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Southeastern Pará
Conceição do Araguaia
Marabá
Paragominas
Parauapebas
Redenção
São Félix do Xingu
Tucurui
Mesoregion
Southwestern Pará
Altamira
Itaituba
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