Altamira, Pará

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Altamira
Official flag of Altamira
Flag
Official seal of Altamira
Seal
Location of Altamira
Location of Altamira
Country Brazil
Region Norte
State Pará
Government
 - Mayor Odileida Maria de Sousa Sampaio
Area
 - City 161,445.9 km²  (62,334.6 sq mi)
Elevation 109 m (357.6 ft)
Population (2005)
 - City 84,398
 - Density 0.47/km² (1.2/sq mi)

Altamira is a city in the state of Pará, north of Brazil. It was the biggest municipality in the world once, land size, but the little towns that bordered the city became cities on their own.

Coordinates: 3°12′10″S, 52°12′21″W