Pontal do Paraná

Pontal do Paraná
Municipality
Ilhas dos Currais
Ilhas dos Currais
Flag of Pontal do Paraná
Flag
Official seal of Pontal do Paraná
Seal
Location in Paraná
Location in Paraná
Country Brazil
RegionSouthern
StateParaná
MesoregionMetropolitana de Curitiba
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
27,915
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Pontal do Paraná is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]

Pontal do Paraná is home to the Center for Marine Studies, Federal University of Paraná.[6] The municipality contains the 16 hectares (40 acres) Rio Perequê Municipal Nature Park, created in 2001 to protect an area of mangroves in Pontal do Sul.[7] It also contains the 407 hectares (1,010 acres) Restinga Municipal Nature Park, created at the same time.[8] The municipality also includes the Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park, which protects three small islands that provide a nesting ground for marine birds and a refuge and feeding ground for fish.[9]

See also

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pontal do Paraná.
  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. ^ "Contato e Localização" (in Portuguese). Centro de Estudos do Mar. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  7. ^ Manoel, Lawrence (10 January 2004), "Parque do Manguezal é opção de lazer no litoral", Tribuna Parana (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-11-16
  8. ^ Silva, Jose Antonio da (10 September 2001), Decreto no 706/01 (in Portuguese), Municipality of Pontal do Paraná, retrieved 2016-11-18
  9. ^ Sobre o Parque Nacional Marinho das Ilhas dos Currais (in Portuguese), Parque Nacional de Saint-Hilaire/Lange, 17 September 2013, retrieved 2016-06-22

25°35′S 48°21′W / 25.583°S 48.350°W / -25.583; -48.350

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