Parauapebas

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Parauapebas
Coordinates: 6 ° 4 ′  S , 49 ° 54 ′  W
Map: Pará
marker
Parauapebas
Parauapebas on the map of Pará
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Pará
City foundation May 10, 1988
Residents 153,942  (2010)
City insignia
Bandeira de Parauapebas (Pará) .svg
Detailed data
surface 7007.737 km²
Population density 21.97 inhabitants / km 2
height 150  m
Time zone UTC −3
City Presidency Darci José Lermen (PT)
Website www.parauapebas.pa.gov.br
Entrance to the City (2017)
Entrance to the City (2017)

Parauapebas is a city in the Brazilian state of Pará . In 2010 it had a population of about 154,000.

The largest iron ore mine in the world, the Carajás mine, is located in the municipality .