Chapada dos Guimarães

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Chapada dos Guimarães
Municipality
Location in Mato Grosso state
Location in Mato Grosso state
Country Brazil
Region Central-West
State Mato Grosso
Population (2020 [1])
 • Total 19,453
Time zone BRT (UTC−3)

Chapada dos Guimarães is a municipality located in central Brazil, 62 km from the city of Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso State. It is home to the Chapada dos Guimarães National Park. Outside this town is the geographic center of South America.

The municipality contains 77% of the 3,534 hectares (8,730 acres) Rio da Casca Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1994.[2] The municipal seat contains the 31 hectares (77 acres) Quineira State Park, created in 2006.[3]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
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