Pontes e Lacerda explained

Pontes e Lacerda
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:The Municipality of Pontes e Lacerda
Nickname:"Princesinha do Guaporé"
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Central-West
Subdivision Name2: Mato Grosso
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:45,774
Population Density Km2:auto
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alcino Pereira Barcelos (2021-2024)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 29, 1979
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3

Pontes e Lacerda is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.

Location

Pontes e Lacerda is located 450 km from Cuiabá, at a latitude 15° 13'34" south and a longitude 59° 20'07" west, with an altitude of 254 meters. Its estimated population in 2020 was 45,774 inhabitants. It has an area of 8,423 square kilometers.

The municipality contains 73% of the Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park, created in 1997.

Transportation

The city is served by Pontes e Lacerda Airport.

References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mt/pontes-e-lacerda/panorama IBGE 2020

-15.2258°N -59.335°W