Alcinópolis is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...
of
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...
. Its population was 5,417 (2020) and its area is 4,400 km².
The municipality contains 82.7% of the
Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park
The Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual das Nascentes do Taquari) is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
It protects the headwaters of the Taquari River in an area in the transition between the cerrado and ...
, created in 1999.
References
Municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul
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