Altamira, Brazil
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Location of Altamira | |||
Country | Brazil | ||
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Region | Norte | ||
State | Pará | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Odileida Maria de Sousa Sampaio | ||
Area | |||
- Total | 161,445.9 km² (62,334.6 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) | ||
Population (2005) | |||
- Total | 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. It is the home of the Territorial Prelature of Xingu.