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Ponta de Pedras

Coordinates: 01°23′24″S 48°52′15″W / 1.39000°S 48.87083°W / -1.39000; -48.87083
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Ponta de Pedras
Municipality
Flag of Ponta de Pedras
Official seal of Ponta de Pedras
Location in the State of Pará
Location in the State of Pará
Ponta de Pedras is located in Brazil
Ponta de Pedras
Ponta de Pedras
Coordinates: 01°23′24″S 48°52′15″W / 1.39000°S 48.87083°W / -1.39000; -48.87083
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Pará
Area
 • Total3,365.126 km2 (1,299.282 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total31,549
 • Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
68830-000

Ponta de Pedras is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 31,549 people. The area of the municipality is 3,365.126 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Arari.

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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27