Breves, Pará Explained

Breves
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:North
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Toninho Barbosa
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 19, 1738
Established Title2:Emancipation
Established Date2:October 25, 1851
Area Total Km2:9550.454
Elevation M:40
Population As Of:2020 est.[1]
Population Total:103,497
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-1.6819°N -50.48°W
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:68800-000
Website:http://www.breves.pa.gov.br

Breves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará, on the island of Marajó. Its population is estimated to be 103,497 people. The area of the municipality is 9,550.454 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.

The municipality is contained in the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.It contains the Mapuá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.

The city is served by Breves Airport.

Climate

The climate is tropical rainforest or equatorial (Köppen: Af) with high rainfall and high temperature all year round.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pa/breves/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Clima Breves: Temperatura, Tempo e Dados climatológicos Breves - Climate-Data.org. pt.climate-data.org. 2019-03-30.