Paragominas

Paragominas
Municipality
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Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 02°59′45″S 47°21′10″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northern
State	Pará
Mesoregion	Sudeste Paraense
Area
• Total	7,468 sq mi (19,342 km^2)
Elevation	300 ft (90 m)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	114,503
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−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

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

The city was founded in 1965.

Geography

Climate

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

	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

Population

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

Ethnic composition 

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

• List of municipalities in Pará

References

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.