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'''Curralinho''' is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of [[Pará]]. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 26,864 people. The area of the municipality is 3.617,240 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion [[Marajó]] and to the microregion of ''Furos de Breves''.
'''Curralinho''' is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of [[Pará]]. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 26,864 people. The area of the municipality is 3.617,240 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion [[Marajó]] and to the microregion of ''Furos de Breves''.


==Geography==
The municipality is contained in the {{convert|59985|km2}} [[Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area]], a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.<ref>{{citation|ref={{harvid|APA Arquipélago do Marajó – ISA}}|language=Portuguese

The municipality is on the island of [[Marajó]] to the northwest of [[Belém]] in the delta region where the [[Amazon River|Amazon]] and [[Tocantins River|Tocantins]] rivers empty into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It contains part of the {{convert|194868|ha}} [[Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve]], a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.<ref>{{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente
|url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=282|accessdate=2016-06-29}}</ref>
It is contained within the {{convert|59985|km2}} [[Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area]], a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.<ref>{{citation|ref={{harvid|APA Arquipélago do Marajó – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=APA Arquipélago do Marajó|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|title=APA Arquipélago do Marajó|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/951|accessdate=2016-06-27}}</ref>
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/951|accessdate=2016-06-27}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:41, 29 June 2016

Curralinho
Municipality
Flag of Curralinho
Location in the State of Pará
Location in the State of Pará
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Pará
Area
 • Total3,617.240 km2 (1,396.624 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total26,864
 • Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BST)
Postal Code
68815-000

Curralinho is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 26,864 people. The area of the municipality is 3.617,240 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.

Geography

The municipality is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It contains part of the 194,868 hectares (481,530 acres) Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.[1] It is contained within 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]

References

  1. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-29
  2. ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27