São Félix do Xingu is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]

São Félix do Xingu
Municipality
Flag of São Félix do Xingu
Official seal of São Félix do Xingu
Location of São Félix do Xingu in the State of Pará
Location of São Félix do Xingu in the State of Pará
São Félix do Xingu is located in Brazil
São Félix do Xingu
São Félix do Xingu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 6°38′00″S 51°59′00″W / 6.63333°S 51.98333°W / -6.63333; -51.98333
Country Brazil
RegionNorthern
StatePará
MesoregionSudeste Paraense
Area
 • Total
32,514.795 sq mi (84,212.932 km2)
Elevation
720 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
132,138
 • Density4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
WebsiteOfficial website

The city is served by São Félix do Xingu Airport.

With an area of 84,212.932 km2 (32,514.795 sq mi),[6] it is the third largest municipality in Pará and the sixth largest in Brazil.

Conservation

edit

The municipality contains part of the 99,271 hectares (245,300 acres) Tapirapé Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1989.[7] It contains part of the Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, a 196,504 hectares (485,570 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.[8] It also contains part of the 3,373,134 hectares (8,335,200 acres) Terra do Meio Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2005.[9] The municipality contains 51% of the 445,408 hectares (1,100,630 acres) Serra do Pardo National Park, also created in 2005.[10]

Climate

edit
Climate data for São Félix do Xingu (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
31.0
(87.8)
31.6
(88.9)
32.2
(90.0)
32.6
(90.7)
33.5
(92.3)
34.2
(93.6)
33.6
(92.5)
32.7
(90.9)
32.1
(89.8)
31.3
(88.3)
32.2
(90.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)
25.0
(77.0)
25.2
(77.4)
25.4
(77.7)
25.6
(78.1)
25.3
(77.5)
25.3
(77.5)
25.9
(78.6)
26.1
(79.0)
25.8
(78.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.1
(77.2)
25.5
(77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0)
20.0
(68.0)
20.0
(68.0)
20.3
(68.5)
20.1
(68.2)
18.7
(65.7)
17.9
(64.2)
18.6
(65.5)
19.9
(67.8)
20.1
(68.2)
20.3
(68.5)
19.9
(67.8)
19.7
(67.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 280.8
(11.06)
295.1
(11.62)
322.6
(12.70)
242.9
(9.56)
109.6
(4.31)
38.1
(1.50)
10.6
(0.42)
48.9
(1.93)
135.3
(5.33)
172.2
(6.78)
169.3
(6.67)
215.8
(8.50)
2,041.2
(80.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 19 19 21 18 10 4 2 4 9 13 13 17 149
Average relative humidity (%) 87.1 86.8 86.9 85.7 84.1 81.5 78.0 77.1 79.7 82.7 84.3 86.4 83.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 88.6 76.2 82.8 108.4 161.7 187.7 217.1 137.4 129.4 119.5 109.9 88.6 1,507.3
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[11]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. ^ IBGE (2002-10-10). "Área territorial oficial". IBGE. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  7. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Tapirapé (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18
  8. ^ FLONA do Tapirapé-Aquiri (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-30
  9. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Terra do Meio (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-29
  10. ^ PARNA da Serra do Pardo (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-08
  11. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.