Oriximiná | |
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 Location of Oriximiná | |
| Coordinates:01°45′57″S55°51′57″W / 1.76583°S 55.86583°W /-1.76583; -55.86583 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Norte |
| State | Pará |
| Founded | 13 June 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luiz Gonzaga Viana Filho (PV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 107,603 km2 (41,546 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 74,016 |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.717 –medium[2] |
| Website | www.oriximina.pa.gov.br |
Oriximiná is the westernmost and second-largest (by territorial area) municipality in theBrazilianstate ofPará. It is also the fourth-largest in the country.
The city lies on theTrombetas river, 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest ofÓbidos. The city is crossed by theEquator.Oriximiná is served byOriximiná Airport located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from downtown Oriximiná.Porto Trombetas Airport located in the district of Porto Trombetas 70 kilometres (43 mi) away serves the population residing and working for theMineração Rio do Norte S/A.
The north of the municipality contains the larger part (75.89%) of the 4,245,819 hectares (10,491,650 acres)Grão-Pará Ecological Station, the largest fully protected tropical forest conservation unit on the planet.[3]The municipality also contains the 1,007,580 hectares (2,489,800 acres)Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1979 to preserve the ecology and specifically to protect theArrau turtle.[4]The municipality contains part of theSaracá-Taquera National Forest, a 441,283-hectare (1,090,430-acre) sustainable-use conservation unit created in 1989.[5]It contains 88% of the 3,172,978 hectares (7,840,600 acres)Trombetas State Forest, created in 2006.[6]
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| Mesoregion Lower Amazonas |
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| Mesoregion Marajó |
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| Mesoregion Metropolitan Belém |
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| Mesoregion Northeastern Pará |
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| Mesoregion Southeastern Pará |
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| Mesoregion Southwestern Pará |
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