Jacareacanga
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Jacareacanga | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag | |
 Location in Pará | |
  Jacareacanga Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°13′21″S 57°45′42″W / 6.2226°S 57.7617°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northern |
| State | Pará |
| Mesoregion | Sudoeste Paraense |
| Population (2022 [1]) | |
• Total | 24,042 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Jacareacanga is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. It is at the very centre of South America.[2][3][4][5]
The municipality contains the 739,806-hectare (1,828,100-acre) Crepori National Forest, created in 2006.[6] It contains 14% of the 1,988,445-hectare (4,913,550-acre) Tapajós Environmental Protection Area, created in 2006.[7] It contains part of the Amaná National Forest, a 539,571-hectare (1,333,310-acre) sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.[8]
