Alta Floresta Explained

Official Name:Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso
Settlement Type:Municipality
Motto:A força da União (The force of union)
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Center-West
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Mato Grosso
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name3:Norte Mato-Grossense
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Valdemar Gamba (PSD)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 19, 1976
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:8,947.069
Population As Of:2022 [1]
Population Total:58,613
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-12.545°N -55.7108°W
Elevation M:283
Blank Name:Demonym
Blank Info:altaflorestense, florestense
Founder:Ariosto da Riva [2]

Alta Floresta (Portuguese for "High Forest") is a municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located at around -9.8861°N 56.0872°W.

The municipality is served by Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport.

The municipality contains a small part of the Cristalino State Park, created in 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mt/alta-floresta/panorama
  2. https://www.altafloresta.mt.gov.br/O-Municipio/Historia/