Alta Floresta

Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around 9°53′10″S 56°5′14″W.

Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Municipality
Flag Seal
Motto:  A força da União (The force of union)
Location of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°32′42″S 55°42′39″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Center-West
State	Mato Grosso
Mesoregion	Norte Mato-Grossense
Founded	May 19, 1976
Founded by	Ariosto da Riva [1]
Government
• Mayor	Valdemar Gamba (PSD)
Area
• Total	3,454.483 sq mi (8,947.069 km2)
Elevation	928 ft (283 m)
Population  (2022 [2])
• Total	58,613
• Density	16.967/sq mi (6.5511/km2)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Demonym	altaflorestense, florestense

The municipality is served by Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport.

The municipality contains a small part of the 184,900 hectares (457,000 acres) Cristalino State Park, created in 2001.^[3]