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Pará

State in the North Region of Brazil

Cityfederative unit of Brazil state of BrazilQ39517

Also known as Para · PA · Para State

Country: Brazil
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1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-08-06
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Located in: Brazil
Population: 8,120,131(2022)
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1.censo2022.ibge.gov.br/panorama/
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, 8,366,628(2017)
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1.ftp://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Estimativas_de_Populacao/Estimativas_2017/estimativa_TCU_2017_20180618.pdf
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, 8,272,724(2016)
Area: 1,245,871 km²(2020)
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1.ibge.gov.br/en/cities-and-states/df.html
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Elevation: 175 m
Head of government: Helder Barbalho(since 2019)
Founded: 1889
Time zone: UTC−03:00

Overview

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Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast is the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Belém, which is located at in the bay of Marajó, near the estuary of the Amazon river. The state, which is home to 4.1% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 2.2% of the Brazilian GDP.

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Capital: Belém
Contains the administrative territorial entity: Almeirim
Porto de Moz
Faro
Juruti
Óbidos
Oriximiná
Terra Santa
Alenquer
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Belterra
Curuá
Mojuí Dos Campos
Monte Alegre
Placas
Prainha
Santarém
Cachoeira do Arari
Chaves
Muaná
Ponta de Pedras
Salvaterra
Santa Cruz do Arari
Soure
Afuá
Anajás
Breves
Curralinho
São Sebastião da Boa Vista
Bagre
Gurupá
Melgaço
Portel
Ananindeua
Barcarena
Belém
Benevides
Marituba
Santa Bárbara do Pará
Bujaru
Castanhal
Inhangapi
Santa Isabel do Pará
Santo Antônio do Tauá
Augusto Corrêa
Bonito
Bragança
Capanema
Igarapé-Açu
Nova Timboteua
Peixe-Boi
Primavera
Quatipuru
Santa Maria do Pará
Santarém Novo
São Francisco do Pará
Tracuateua
Abaetetuba
Baião
Cametá
Igarapé-Miri
Limoeiro do Ajuru
+82 more on Wikidata ↗ (all included in downloads)
Shares border with: Amapá
Maranhão
Tocantins
Mato Grosso
Amazonas
Roraima
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
East Berbice-Corentyne
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Sipaliwini District
Replaces: Pará Province
Legislative body: Legislative Assembly of Pará
Office held by the head of government: governor of Pará
Executive body: Government of Pará
Owner of: Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença
Short name: PA
PA
Language used: Kreye
Kashuyana
Pará Gavião
Munduruku
Mawé
Zo'é
Apalaí
Suyá
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Apiaká
Anambé
Aurá
Amanayé
Turiwára
Karajá
Suruí do Pará
Salumá
Mẽbêngôkre
Wayana
Guajá
Jurúna
Kuruáya
Kayabi
Araweté
Ka'apor Sign Language
Panara
Xingú Asuriní
Wayampi
Urubú-Kaapor
Hixkaryana
Waiwai
Tiriyó
Pará Arára
Xipaya
Tembé
Parakanã
Tocantins Asurini
Ararandewára
Literacy rate: 94%(2014)
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1.worldatlas.com/articles/brazilian-states-by-literacy-rate.html
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Geoshape: Data:Brazil/Pará.map
Demonym: paraense
paraense applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
Part of: North Region
Official name: Pará pronunciation audio: Pt-br Pará.ogg
Flag: flag of Pará
Economy of topic: economy of Pará
Social media followers: 282,068(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 153505589
273,728(March 2, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 153505589
239,049(January 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 153505589
223,176(April 20, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 153505589
Human Development Index: 0.719(2018)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.718(2017)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.715(2016)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.714(2015)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.714(2014)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.711(2013)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.694(2012)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.69(2011)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.686(2010)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.677(2009)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.673(2008)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.66(2007)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.655(2006)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.651(2005)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.647(2004)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.642(2003)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.643(2002)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.635(2001)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.627(2000)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.634(1999)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.644(1998)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.654(1997)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.662(1996)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.656(1995)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.646(1994)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.638(1993)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.63(1992)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.624(1991)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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0.617(1990)
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1.globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BRA/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0
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Anthem: Anthem of Pará
Coat of arms: Q8778014
Replaced by: Amapá Territory
Electorate: 5,661,038(March 2022)
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1.Stated in Open Data Portal of TSE
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45 identifiers linking Pará across the web's reference databases

-3.8500, -52.4000OpenStreetMap ↗

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