Gurupá

Gurupá or Santo Antonio de Gurupá is a municipality on the Amazon River in state of Pará, northern Brazil located near the world's largest river island, Marajó, 300 km upstream from the upper mouth of the river on the Atlantic coast.

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Settlement.name: Gurupá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Prédio da Prefeitura Municipal de Gurupá - PA, Brasil - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town hall of Gurupá
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira Gurupá - PA.svg
Settlement.image_map: Para Municip Gurupa.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the State of Pará
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8540.032
Settlement.elevation_m: 20
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 33,755
Settlement.population_density_km2: 3.4
Settlement.timezone: BRT

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Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: gurupaense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Pará
Population: 18969
Area: 8540.032
Elevation: 16
Shares border with: Breves
Image: Dawn at Gurupá, state of Pará, Brazil 05.jpg
Dialing code: 91

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Commons category: Gurupá
Human Development Index: 0.509
electorate: 19836

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The city is a center for palm heart extraction and commerce. It is a municipal seat and major river boat port.

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