Parauapebas

Parauapebas
Municipality
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Nickname(s): "Pebas" "Cidade dos Maranhenses" [Town of the people from Maranhão] (even though it is in Pará: a town of immigrants)
Motto: Vis et Labore "Força e Trabalho" [Strength and Work]
Location of Parauapebas in the State of Pará
Parauapebas Location in Brazil
Coordinates: BR 6°4′04″S 49°54′07″W / 6.06778°S 49.90194°WCoordinates: BR 6°4′04″S 49°54′07″W / 6.06778°S 49.90194°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northern
State	Pará
Mesoregion	Sudeste Paraense
Microregion	Parauapebas
Government
• Mayor	Darci José Lermen (PT
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal Code (CEP)	68515-000
Area code(s)	+55 94
Website	Official website

Parauapebas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Geography

To the north is the municipality of Marabá; to the east, Curionópolis; to the south-east, Canaã dos Carajás; to the south, Água Azul do Norte; to the south-west, Ourilândia do Norte, and to the west, São Félix do Xingu. Carajás Mine is located in the boundaries of the municipality.

Transport

There are direct road connections with Marabá to the north-east, Curionópolis to the east, and Canaã dos Carajás to the south.

The municipality is served by Carajás Airport.

Leisure

Parauapebas Futebol Clube is the municipality's soccer club.

See also

• List of municipalities in Pará

References

1. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. "Swallowing Rain Forest, Cities Surge in Amazon". New York Times. 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2012-11-24.