Magalhães Barata
Municipality in Northern, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city. For the politician, see Joaquim de Magalhães Cardoso Barata.
Magalhães Barata is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
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Magalhães Barata | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 0.795°S 47.5978°W / -0.795; -47.5978 | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northern |
State | Pará |
Mesoregion | Nordeste Paraense |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 8,573 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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The municipality contains the 11,037 hectares (27,270 acres) Cuinarana Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2014. The Cuinarana River originates near the municipal headquarters. It flows north to join the Marapanim River near the Atlantic coast. It is protected by the Maracanã Marine Extractive Reserve on the east and the Cuinarana Marine Extractive Reserve on the west.[6]