Salvaterra, Pará

Salvaterra
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location in the State of Pará
Salvaterra
Coordinates: 00°45′10″S 48°31′01″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Pará
Area
• Total	1,043.504 km^2 (402.899 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	24,075
• Density	16.8/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	68860-000

Salvaterra is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 24,075 people. The area of the municipality is 1,043.504 km². The city is located in the mesoregion Marajó and the microregion of Arari.

Conservation

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] The municipality operates the Mata do Bacurizal e do Lago Caraparu Ecological Reserve, a forest area with a lake just south of the town of Salvaterra.^[3]

See also

• List of municipalities in Pará

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. APA Arquipélago do Marajó – ISA.
3. Giovanni Salera Júnior 2012, p. 15.

Sources

• APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
• Giovanni Salera Júnior (24 August 2012), "Reserva Ecológica da Mata do Bacurizal e do Lago Caraparu", Mesa de Bar News (476), Gurupi – Estado do Tocantins., retrieved 2016-07-17