Anajás

Anajás
Municipality

Flag

Seal

Location in the State of Pará
Coordinates: 00°59′13″S 49°56′24″W / 0.98694°S 49.94000°W / -0.98694; -49.94000Coordinates: 00°59′13″S 49°56′24″W / 0.98694°S 49.94000°W / -0.98694; -49.94000
Country  Brazil
Region North
State  Pará
Area
  Total 6,921.709 km2 (2,672.487 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2008)
  Total 26,563
  Density 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC-3)
Postal Code 68810-000

Anajás is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 26,563 people. The area of the municipality is 6,921.709 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.

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.[1]

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.