Costa Marques Explained

Official Name:Costa Marques
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:12.445°N -64.2272°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:North
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Rondônia
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:4,987
Population Total:18,798
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:AMT
Utc Offset1:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code

Costa Marques is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 18,798 (2020) and its area is 4,987 km2.[2]

The city is located in the Guaporé River's right bank and the main attraction is Forte Príncipe da Beira (named after the Prince of Beira), which was built in 1786 by the Portuguese Kingdom to protect that region from the Spanish Crown.

The municipality contains 91% of the Serra dos Reis State Park.It contains 14% of the Serra dos Reis A State Park, created in 1996.It also contains 52.5% of the Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve, created in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ro/costa-marques/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. [Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]