Cáceres, Mato Grosso

Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000km2 and as of 2020 had an estimated population of 94,861.

Cáceres
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CountryBrazil
StateMato Grosso
Founded6 October 1778[1]
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total94,861

The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September.[3] The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station.[4] It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station.[5] The municipality contains the 114,000 hectares (280,000 acres) Guirá State Park, created in 2002.[6]

Cáceres was the starting point of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition.[7]

Cáceres is the administrative headquarters of the Mato Grosso State University and counts with 13 graduation courses and 3 post graduation courses.[8]

References
  1. Ivan Sache (21 November 2010). "Cáceres, Mato Grosso (Brazil)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "Thousands of piranhas infest beach, bite swimmers". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica da Serra das Araras (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
  5. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Taiamã (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18
  6. Parque Estadual Guirá (in Portuguese), Via Rural, archived from the original on 2016-12-20, retrieved 2016-12-08
  7. Roosevel-Rondon Scientifi Expedition Website, retrieved 2017-03-27
  8. UNEMAT Website (in Portuguese), retrieved 2017-03-27

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