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 / -9.88611; -56.08722.

Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Municipality
Flag of Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Official seal of Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Motto: 
A força da União (The force of union)
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso is located in Brazil
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W / -12.54500; -55.71083
Country Brazil
RegionCenter-West
StateMato Grosso
MesoregionNorte Mato-Grossense
FoundedMay 19, 1976
Founded byAriosto da Riva [1]
Government
 • MayorValdemar Gamba (PSD)
Area
 • Total
3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2)
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Population
 (2022 [2])
 • Total
58,613
 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Demonymaltaflorestense, 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

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  1. ^ "História - Prefeitura Municipal de Alta Floresta".
  2. ^ "Alta Floresta População". cidades.ibge.gov.br.
  3. ^ Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01
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