Alta Floresta

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Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Municipality
Flag of Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Official seal of Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Motto(s): 
A força da União (The force of union)
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso is located in Brazil
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W / -12.54500; -55.71083
Country Brazil
RegionCenter-West
StateMato Grosso
MesoregionNorte Mato-Grossense
FoundedMay 19, 1976
Government
 • MayorAsiel Bezerra de Araujo (PMDB)
Area
 • Total3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2)
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total51,959
 • Density15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Demonymaltaflorestense, florestense

Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around

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9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°W / -9.88611; -56.08722Coordinates: 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°W / -9.88611; -56.08722.

The municipality is served by Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport.

The municipality contains a small part of the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, created in 2001.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01

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