Santa Cruz do Arari

Santa Cruz do Arari is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 6,190 people. The area of the municipality is 1,074.854 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Arari.

Santa Cruz do Arari
Municipality
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Location in the State of Pará
Santa Cruz do Arari
Location in the State of Pará
Coordinates: 00°39′50″S 49°09′46″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Pará
Area
 • Total1,074.854 km2 (415.003 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total6,190
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BST)
Postal Code
68850-000

In 2010, the mayor was Marcelo José Pamplona Beltrão.[1] The United Nations HDI, or Human Development Index, score for Santa Cruz do Arari is 0.63.[2]

Nearby Lake Arari is a large lake located on the island Marajó, which is a tourist attraction and the home of a wide variety of avian life.[3] The municipality is contained in the 59,985 square kilometres (23,160 sq mi) Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable-use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.[4]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.pmsantacruz.pa.gov.br/portal1/municipio/ponto_turistico.asp?iIdMun=100115108
  4. APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
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