Tucumã is a

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in the state of

Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...

in the Northern region of

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. It is located in the southeastern region of the state, approximately 882 km away from the

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. The town experienced significant population growth in the 1980s due to favorable agricultural conditions,

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exploitation, and

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extraction. It has a total area of 2,535.11 km² and is part of the now-extinct Grande Carajás Program. According to the latest data from 2020, Tucumã had a population of 40,136 inhabitants. The municipality has a medium

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( HDI) of 0.747 and a per capita income of R$ 15,452.90. Tucumã, along with the neighboring city of

Ourilândia do Norte Ourilândia do Norte is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. The city is served by Ourilândia do Norte Airport. See also *List of municipalities in Pará This is a list of the municipalities in the state of ...

, forms the only conurbated area in the southeastern part of Pará.

References

Municipalities in Pará {{Pará-geo-stub