Alta Floresta
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso | |
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Municipality | |
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Motto(s): A força da União (The force of union) | |
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Norte Mato-Grossense |
Founded | May 19, 1976 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Asiel Bezerra de Araujo (PMDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2) |
Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 51,959 |
• Density | 15/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Demonym | altaflorestense, florestense |
Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°WCoordinates: 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°W.
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[]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01
External links[]
- Media related to Alta Floresta at Wikimedia Commons
- Alta Floresta travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Tour Guide to Alta Floresta
Categories:
- Municipalities in Mato Grosso
- Mato Grosso geography stubs