Pará
state in the North Region of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pará is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northern part of the country.
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State of Pará | |
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Coordinates: 5°40′S 52°44′W | |
Country | Brazil |
Capital and Largest City | Belém |
Government | |
• Governor | Simão Jatene |
• Vice Governor | Helenilson Pontes |
Area | |
• Total | 1,247,689.5 km2 (481,735.6 sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 7,792,561 |
• Rank | 9th |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Rank | 21st |
Demonym | Paraense |
GDP | |
• Year | 2006 estimate |
• Total | R$ 44,376,000,000 (13th) |
• Per capita | R$ 6,241 (22nd) |
HDI | |
• Year | 2005 |
• Category | 0.755 – medium (16th) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 66000-000 to 68890-000 |
ISO 3166 code | BR-PA |
Website | pa.gov.br |
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The capital city is Belém. Other cities include:
- Santarém
- Óbidos
- Anapu