Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W / 9.88611°S 56.08722°W.
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso | |
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Municipality | |
Motto: A força da União (The force of union) | |
![]() Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso | |
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Norte Mato-Grossense |
Founded | May 19, 1976 |
Founded by | Ariosto da Riva [1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Valdemar Gamba (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2) |
Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
Population (2022 [2]) | |
• Total | 58,613 |
• Density | 17/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Demonym | altaflorestense, florestense |
The municipality is served by Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport.
The municipality contains a small part of the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, created in 2001.[3]
References
edit- ^ https://www.altafloresta.mt.gov.br/O-Municipio/Historia/ [bare URL]
- ^ https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mt/alta-floresta/panorama [bare URL]
- ^ Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01
External links
edit- Media related to Alta Floresta at Wikimedia Commons
- Alta Floresta travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Tour Guide to Alta Floresta