Salvaterra | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | North |
Area Total Km2: | 1043.504 |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 24,075 |
Population Density Km2: | 16.8 |
Coordinates: | -0.7528°N -48.5169°W |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 68860-000 |
Salvaterra is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 24,075 people. The area of the municipality is 1,043.504 km². The city is located in the mesoregion Marajó and the microregion of Arari.
The municipality is contained in the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.The municipality operates the Mata do Bacurizal e do Lago Caraparu Ecological Reserve, a forest area with a lake just south of the town of Salvaterra.