Alta Floresta

Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Municipality
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Motto: 
A força da União (The force of union)
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W / -12.54500; -55.71083
Country Brazil
RegionCenter-West
StateMato Grosso
MesoregionNorte Mato-Grossense
FoundedMay 19, 1976
Founded byAriosto da Riva [1]
Government
 • MayorValdemar Gamba (PSD)
Area
 • Total
3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2)
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2022 [2])
 • Total
58,613
 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Demonymaltaflorestense, florestense

Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°W / -9.88611; -56.08722.

The municipality is served by Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport.

The municipality contains a small part of the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, created in 2001.[3]

References

  1. ^ "História - Prefeitura Municipal de Alta Floresta".
  2. ^ "Alta Floresta População". cidades.ibge.gov.br.
  3. ^ Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01
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