Pontes e Lacerda
Pontes e Lacerda is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Pontes e Lacerda | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Pontes e Lacerda | |
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| Nickname(s): "Princesinha do Guaporé" | |
 Location of Pontes e Lacerda | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State |  Mato Grosso |
| Founded | December 29, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Newton de Freitas Miotto (PP) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 45,774 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Location
Pontes e Lacerda is located 450 km from Cuiaba, at a latitude 15° 13'34" south and a longitude 59° 20'07" west, with an altitude of 254 meters. Its estimated population in 2020 was 45,774 inhabitants. It has an area of 8,423 square kilometers.
The municipality contains 73% of the 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres) Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park, created in 1997.[2]
Transportation
The city is served by Pontes e Lacerda Airport.
References
- IBGE 2020
- PES Serra de Santa Bárbara (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-04
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