Official Name: | São João da Baliza |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Roraima#Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | 0.9508°N -59.9108°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Roraima |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Party: | PROS |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marcelo Jorge |
Area Total Km2: | 4,284 |
Population Total: | 8,348 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | AMT |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Website: | sjb.rr.gov.br |
São João da Baliza (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 8,348 (2020) and its area is 4,284 km2.[2] São João da Baliza was first settled in 1974 after the BR-210 highway made the area accessible. It was called São João, because three of the initial settlers were called João. Da Baliza refers to a stream near the town.[3] It became an independent municipality in 1982.[4]