Curuçá Explained
| Official Name: | Curuçá |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Pará#Brazil |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pará |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nordeste Paraense |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 40,584 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | -0.7339°N -47.855°W |
Curuçá is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Curuçá was founded in 1775, but only became a city in 1895.Some of the municipality was split off into separate municipalities in 1939, 1955 and 1991.The Curuçá River flows from south to north through the municipality, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.The municipality contains the Mãe Grande de Curuçá Extractive Reserve, created in 2002, which protects the waters and banks of the estuary.
See also
Notes and References
- https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pa/curuca/panorama IBGE 2020
- Web site: Divisão Territorial do Brasil . July 1, 2008 . Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. Portuguese.
- Web site: Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009. Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . August 14, 2009 . December 17, 2009 . PDF. Portuguese .
- Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . 2000 . Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) . December 17, 2009 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm . October 3, 2009 .
- Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009 . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf . October 2, 2008 .
