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Paragominas

Coordinates: 02°59′45″S 47°21′10″W / 2.99583°S 47.35278°W / -2.99583; -47.35278
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Paragominas
Municipality
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Official seal of Paragominas
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Paragominas is located in Brazil
Paragominas
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 02°59′45″S 47°21′10″W / 2.99583°S 47.35278°W / -2.99583; -47.35278
Country Brazil
RegionNorthern
StatePará
MesoregionSudeste Paraense
Area
 • Total
7,468 sq mi (19,342 km2)
Elevation
300 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total
114,503
 • Density15/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Paragominas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] Paragominas mine, one of the largest bauxite mines in the world, is approximately 70 km away. According to an estimate dated 1 July 2020,[6] the city has a population of 111,764 and is at an altitude of 90 m above sea level. M. With a municipal area of approximately 19,342 km2, it has a population density of 5.7 inhabitants per km2, approximately the size of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Its distance from the capital Belém is 300 km.

Since 2011 it has been allowed to call itself Município Verde (Green City or Eco-City).

Toponimia

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The name of the municipality originates from a series of abbreviations for the states of Pará, Goiás and Minas Gerais ("Para-Go-Minas").[7]

History

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The city was founded in 1965.

Geography

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Climate

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The city has a tropical climate according to Köppen-Geiger. The average temperature is 26.6 °C. Average annual precipitation is 1805 mm.[8]

Average monthly temperature and precipitation for Paragominas

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Jan Feb Mär Apr Mai Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dez
Temperatur (°C) 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.6 26.5 26.3 26.5 26.8 26.9 27.1 27.2 26.9 Ø 26.6
Precipitation ( mm ) 240 316 391 304 149 66 29 36 37 56 60 121 Σ 1805

Demography

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Population

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Source: IBGE (2020 figure is an estimate only).[9]

Ethnic composition 

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Ethnic groups according to the statistical classification of the IBGE[10]

Group 1991 2000 2010 Note
Pardos 48.521 49.139 66.928 Pardo
Brancos 15.167 20.051 20.215 White
Pretos 2.948 5.313 8.705 Black
Amarelos 26 390 887 Asian
Indígenas 152 806 1.084 Indıan
without specification 262 752 –
without specification

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 14 August 2009. Retrieved 17 December 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 3 October 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002–2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da federação com data de referência em 1° de julho de 2020" (PDF).
  7. ^ Foweraker, J. (15 August 2002). The Struggle for Land: A Political Economy of the Pioneer Frontier in Brazil from 1930 to the Present Day. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-52600-5.
  8. ^ Climate data retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Tabela 200: População residente, por sexo, situação e grupos de idade – Amostra – Características Gerais da População". sidra.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Tabela 136: População residente, por cor ou raça". Gov.br. sidra.ibge.gov.br.
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