Alta Floresta

Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Municipality

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Motto(s): A força da União (The force of union)

Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W / -12.54500; -55.71083
Country  Brazil
Region Center-West
State Mato Grosso
Mesoregion Norte Mato-Grossense
Founded May 19, 1976
Government
 • Mayor Asiel Bezerra de Araujo (PMDB)
Area
 • Total 3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2)
Elevation 928 ft (283 m)
Population (July 1 2018)
 • Total 51,615
 • Density 15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone UTC -4
Demonym altaflorestense, florestense

Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°W / -9.88611; -56.08722Coordinates: 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°W / -9.88611; -56.08722.

The municipality is served by Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport.

The municipality contains a small part of the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, created in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01


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