Country Brazil State Pará Time zone BST (UTC-3) Area 9,550 km² Population 99,223 (2008) | Region North Founded November 19, 1738 Postal Code 68800-000 Elevation 40 m Local time Friday 2:47 AM | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 99% Humidity University Federal Institute of Technical Education of Pará | ||
Breves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará, on the island of Marajó. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 99,223 people. The area of the municipality is 9,550.454 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.
Map of Breves - State of Par%C3%A1, Brazil
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. It contains the 93,746 hectares (231,650 acres) Mapuá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.
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