Ponta de Pedras
Ponta de Pedras | |
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Municipality | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in the State of Pará | |
Ponta de Pedras | |
| Coordinates: 01°23′24″S 48°52′15″W / 1.39000°S 48.87083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Pará |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,365.126 km2 (1,299.282 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 31,549 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 68830-000 |
Ponta de Pedras is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 31,549 people. The area of the municipality is 3,365.126 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Arari. The town of Ponta de Pedras is located on the Marajó-Açu River.
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]
Notable people
- Dalcídio Jurandir (1909), novelist, winner of the Machado de Assis Prize
See also
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
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