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 ...
in the
state
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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) ...
Brazil
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. It is at the very centre of South America.
Conservation
The municipality contains the
Crepori National Forest
The Crepori National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Crepori) is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is home to rich biodiversity including several endangered animal species.
Location
The Crepori National Forest is in the muni ...
, created in 2006.
It contains 14% of the
Tapajós Environmental Protection Area
The Tapajós Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental do Tapajós) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Location
The Tapajós Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the munic ...
, created in 2006.
It contains part of the
Amaná National Forest
Amaná National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Amaná) is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. Most of it has been allocated for use in sustainable forestry or community forestry. Mining is allowed.
Location
The Amaná National F ...
, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.
Indigenous territories
The municipality contains the
Sai Cinza Indigenous Territory
The Sai Cinza Indigenous Territory ( pt, Terra Indígena Sai Cinza) is an indigenous territory in the state of Pará, Brazil.
A proposed dam on the Tapajós river is on hold since it would flood part of the territory, and the constitution does no ...
, established in 1991.
It contains part of the
Mundurucu Indigenous Territory
The Mundurucu Indigenous Territory ( pt, Terra Indígena Mundurucu) is an indigenous territory in the state of Pará, Brazil.
It is occupied by the Apiacá and Munduruku people.
A proposed dam on the Tapajós river is on hold since it would floo ...
, established in 2004.
It would contain part of the reservoir of the proposed
Chacorão Dam
The Chacorão Dam (or Chocorão Dam, pt, Barragem de Chacorão) is a proposed dam on the Tapajós river in the state of Pará, Brazil.
It would flood a section of rapids in the river, making them navigable by barges carrying soybeans to ports on t ...
on the
Tapajós
The Tapajós ( pt, Rio Tapajós ) is a river in Brazil. It runs through the Amazon Rainforest and is a major tributary of the Amazon River. When combined with the Juruena River, the Tapajós is approximately long. It is one of the largest clearw ...
, if approved.
However, as of 2010
Eletronorte
Eletrobras (, full name: Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A.) is a major Brazilian electric utilities company. The company's headquarters are located in Rio de Janeiro.
It is Latin America's biggest power utility company, tenth largest in the wo ...
had not applied for registration with the National Electricity Agency to start feasibility studies for the Chacorão hydroelectric power plant, since the dam would flood parts of the Mundurucu and Sai Cinza indigenous territories.
A spokesman said that without a decree to regulate the constitution there was no way to undertake projects in indigenous territories.
See also
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List of municipalities in Pará
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pará (PA), located in the North Region of Brazil. Pará is divided into 144 municipalities, which are grouped into 22 microregions, which are grouped into 6 mesoregions.Municipalities in Pará
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