Canaã dos Carajás
Municipality in Northern, Brazil
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Canaã dos Carajás is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Canaã dos Carajás | |
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Municipality | |
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.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Canaã dos Carajás in the State of Pará | |
  Canaã dos Carajás Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°29′49″S 49°52′40″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northern |
| State | Pará |
| Mesoregion | Sudeste Paraense |
| Government Mayor | |
| • Mayor | Josemira Raimunda Diniz Gadelha |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 38,103 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Area code | 94 |
| Website | Official website |
The world's largest iron ore mining project, S11D, is being built nearby.[6] The municipality contains 30% of the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949-hectare (1,017,950-acre) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.[7]
