Federal University of Western Pará

The Federal University of Western Pará (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, UFOPA) is a public university in the state of Pará, in northern Brazil.

Federal University of Western Pará

Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
Other names	UFOPA
Motto	Natura Hominis et Progressio
Type	Public
Established	November 5, 2009 (2009-11-05)
Chancellor	Aldenize Ruela Xavier [1]
Vice-Chancellor	Solange Helena Ximenes Rocha [1]
Location	Santarém , Pará , Brazil
Campus	Santarém, Itaituba, Monte Alegre, Alenquer, Oriximiná, Óbidos, Juruti
Website	www.ufopa.edu.br

UFOPA was founded in 1970 as Núcleo de Educação em Santarém (NES), and was renamed UFOPA in 2009. It has an annual budget of 90 million real, and has over 400 faculty and over 10,000 students.

See also

• List of federal universities of Brazil