Cáceres, Mato Grosso

Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000km2 and as of 2020 had an estimated population of 94,861.

Cáceres
Municipality
Municipality of Cáceres
Flag of Cáceres
Flag
Official seal of Cáceres
Seal
250
Location in Mato Grosso
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Mato Grosso
Founded6 October 1778[1]
Government
 • MayorAntônia Eliene Liberato Dias (PSB)
Area
[2]
 • Total24,495.510 km2 (9,457.769 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
126 m (413 ft)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total94,861
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.708 – high[5]
Websitecaceres.mt.gov.br

The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September.[6] The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station.[7] It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station.[8] The municipality contains the 114,000 hectares (280,000 acres) Guirá State Park, created in 2002.[9]

Cáceres was the starting point of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition.[10]

Cáceres is the administrative headquarters of the Mato Grosso State University and counts with 13 graduation courses and 3 post graduation courses.[11]

See also

References
  1. Ivan Sache (21 November 2010). "Cáceres, Mato Grosso (Brazil)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. [https://www.cidade-brasil.com.br/municipio-caceres.html Cidades Brasil
  4. IBGE 2022
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Thousands of piranhas infest beach, bite swimmers". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Serra das Araras (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
  8. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Taiamã (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18
  9. Parque Estadual Guirá (in Portuguese), Via Rural, archived from the original on 2016-12-20, retrieved 2016-12-08
  10. Roosevel-Rondon Scientifi Expedition Website, retrieved 2017-03-27
  11. UNEMAT Website (in Portuguese), retrieved 2017-03-27

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