Salvaterra, Pará

Salvaterra
Salvaterra
Municipality
	Flag Seal
	Location in the State of Pará
	Salvaterra
	Coordinates: 00°45′10″S 48°31′01″W / 0.75278°S 48.51694°W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Pará
Area
• Total	1,043.504 km2 (402.899 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2020 )
• Total	24,075
• Density	16.8/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Sources[edit]

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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[1] IBGE 2020

[FOOTNOTEAPA_Arquipélago_do_Marajó_–_ISA-2] APA Arquipélago do Marajó – ISA.

[FOOTNOTEGiovanni_Salera_Júnior201215-3] Giovanni Salera Júnior 2012, p. 15.

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