Chaves, Pará

Chaves
Municipality
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Location in the State of Pará
Chaves
Coordinates: 00°09′36″S 49°59′16″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Pará
Area
• Total	13,084.879 km^2 (5,052.100 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	23,948
• Density	1.3/km^2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	68880-000

Chaves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 23,948 people. The area of the municipality is 13,084.879 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]

See also

• List of municipalities in Pará

References

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