Salvaterra, Pará

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.

Salvaterra
Municipality
Flag of Salvaterra
Flag
Official seal of Salvaterra
Seal
Location in the State of Pará
Location in the State of Pará
Salvaterra is located in Brazil
Salvaterra
Salvaterra
Coordinates: 00°45′10″S 48°31′01″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Pará
Area
 • 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

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
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. APA Arquipélago do Marajó – ISA.
  3. Giovanni Salera Júnior 2012, p. 15.

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, Gurupi – Estado do Tocantins. (476), retrieved 2016-07-17
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