Cáceres, Mato Grosso Explained

Cáceres
Official Name:Municipality of Cáceres
Settlement Type:Municipality
Map Alt:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Central-West
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:6 October 1778[1]
Leader Party:PSB
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Antônia Eliene Liberato Dias
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:24,495.510
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:126
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:89,681
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-4
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.708 – high[5]

Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000km2 and as of 2022 had an estimated population of 89,681.

The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September.[6] The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station.It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station. The municipality contains the Guirá State Park, created in 2002.

Cáceres was the starting point of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition.

Cáceres is the administrative headquarters of the Mato Grosso State University and counts with 13 graduation courses and 3 post graduation courses.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cáceres, Mato Grosso (Brazil). Ivan Sache. 21 November 2010. Flags of the World. 8 December 2012.
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mt/caceres/panorama IBGE 2022
  3. https://www.cidade-brasil.com.br/municipio-caceres.html Cidades Brasil
  4. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mt/caceres/panorama IBGE 2022
  5. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf . July 8, 2014 . August 1, 2013 . United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  6. News: Thousands of piranhas infest beach, bite swimmers. 17 November 2011. Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 4 May 2014.