Santa Cruz do Arari

Santa Cruz do Arari
Municipality
Flag of Santa Cruz do Arari
Flag
Location in the State of Pará
Location in the State of Pará
Santa Cruz do Arari is located in Brazil
Santa Cruz do Arari
Santa Cruz do Arari
Coordinates: 00°39′50″S 49°09′46″W / 0.66389°S 49.16278°W / -0.66389; -49.16278
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Pará
Area
 • Total1,074.854 km2 (415.003 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total10,314
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
68850-000

Santa Cruz do Arari is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 10,314 people. The area of the municipality is 1,074.854 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and the microregion of Arari.

In 2010, the mayor was Marcelo José Pamplona Beltrão.[2] The United Nations HDI, or Human Development Index, score for Santa Cruz do Arari is 0.63.[3]

Nearby Lake Arari is a large lake located on the island Marajó, which is a tourist attraction and the home of a wide variety of avian life.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ ":: Site Oficial de Santa Cruz do Arari ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  3. ^ ":: Site Oficial de Santa Cruz do Arari ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  4. ^ ":: Site Oficial de Santa Cruz do Arari ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  5. ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
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