Carajás (proposed Brazilian state)
Carajás is the name for a proposed new Brazilian state, which would consist of the southeast part of the current state of Pará. The proposal was defeated in a referendum in 2011 and by law cannot be revived until 2015. Although electors within the territory of the proposed state voted strongly in favor, the vote was strongly negative among the larger population in what would have remained of Pará.
Municipalities
The largest city and proposed capital would be Marabá. It would have a population of about 1.6 million and an area of 289,799 km², comprising 39 out of Para's 144 municipalities. As of 2011, its GDP of BR$ 19.5 billion constituted 33% of the total GDP of Pará.
The two most populous municipalities would be Marabá (population 233,462) and Parauapebas (population 153,942).
| Name | Name |
|---|---|
| Abel Figueiredo | Ourilândia do Norte |
| Água Azul do Norte | Pacajá |
| Anapu | Palestina do Pará |
| Bannach | Pau d'Arco |
| Bom Jesus do Tocantins | Parauapebas |
| Brejo Grande do Araguaia | Piçarra |
| Breu Branco | Redenção |
| Canaã dos Carajás | Rio Maria |
| Conceição do Araguaia | Rondon do Pará |
| Cumaru do Norte | São Domingos do Araguaia |
| Curionópolis | São Félix do Xingu |
| Dom Eliseu | São Geraldo do Araguaia |
| Eldorado dos Carajás | São João do Araguaia |
| Floresta do Araguaia | Sapucaia |
| Goianésia do Pará | Santa Maria das Barreiras |
| Itupiranga | Santana do Araguaia |
| Jacundá | Tucumã |
| Marabá | Tucuruí |
| Nova Ipixuna | Xinguara |
| Novo Repartimento |
2011 referendum
In a referendum held on December 11, 2011, the residents of the state of Pará were asked to vote on proposals to split the state into three parts: Carajás in the southeast, Tapajós in the west, and a rump Pará in the northeast. The proposal to create Carajás was defeated by a margin of 66.6% to 33.4%.[1] Voting was highly polarized regionally, with voters in the territory of the proposed new state voting strongly in favor while voters in the rump Pará voted strongly against. In particular, more than 90% of voters in Marabá voted in favor, while more than 90% of voters in Belém voted against.[2]
External links
- "Plebiscitos no Estado do Pará". Tribunal Superior Electoral (in Portuguese).
References
- ↑ "TSE conclui apuração e confirma vitória do "não" no Pará". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ↑ Aguirre Talento (December 11, 2011). "Mais de 90% dos eleitores de Marabá e Santarém votaram pela divisão". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved December 11, 2011.