Salvaterra, Pará

Municipality in North, Brazil
Flag of Salvaterra
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Official seal of Salvaterra
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Location in the State of Pará
Location in the State of Pará
00°45′10″S 48°31′01″W / 0.75278°S 48.51694°W / -0.75278; -48.51694Country BrazilRegionNorthState ParáArea
 • Total1,043.504 km2 (402.899 sq mi)Elevation
5 m (16 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total24,075 • Density16.8/km2 (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal Code
68860-000

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.

Conservation

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] 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]

References

Sources

  • APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
  • 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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