Alta Floresta

Municipality in Center-West, Brazil
Flag of Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
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Official seal of Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
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Motto: 
A força da União (The force of union)
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W / 12.54500°S 55.71083°W / -12.54500; -55.71083Country BrazilRegionCenter-WestStateMato GrossoMesoregionNorte Mato-GrossenseFoundedMay 19, 1976Founded byAriosto da Riva [1]Government
 • MayorValdemar Gamba (PSD)Area
 • Total3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2)Elevation
928 ft (283 m)Population
 (2022 [2])
 • Total58,613 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Demonymaltaflorestense, florestense

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.

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

  1. ^ https://www.altafloresta.mt.gov.br/O-Municipio/Historia/
  2. ^ https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mt/alta-floresta/panorama
  3. ^ Infraestrutura do Módulo do Parque Estadual do Cristalino (in Portuguese), PPBio, retrieved 2016-11-01

External links

  • Media related to Alta Floresta at Wikimedia Commons
  • Alta Floresta travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Tour Guide to Alta Floresta
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