Canaã dos Carajás
Municipality in Northern, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canaã dos Carajás is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
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Canaã dos Carajás | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 6°29′49″S 49°52′40″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northern |
State | Pará |
Mesoregion | Sudeste Paraense |
Government Mayor | |
• Mayor | Josemira Raimunda Diniz Gadelha |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 38,103 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Area code | 94 |
Website | Official website |
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The world's largest iron ore mining project, S11D, is being built nearby.[6] The municipality contains 30% of the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949 hectares (1,017,950 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.[7]