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Castanhal was officially founded on
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and 50 km inland SE of the Bay of Marajo. It is accessed by car or bus via federal highway BR-316 . The climate is tropical rainforest. With a population around 200,000, it is the fifth largest city in the state.
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College. Agronomy faculties, business administration and marketing, computer science, pedagogy, history, biology.
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University of Pará, UFPA. Faculties of veterinary medicine, mathematics, sports, literature, pedagogy, computer science.
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1529:Senador José Porfírio
1219:Conceição do Araguaia
1212:Conceição do Araguaia
1078:São Domingos do Capim
961:São Francisco do Pará
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1270:São João do Araguaia
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1144:São João de Pirabas
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1519:Medicilândia
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1038:Capitão Poço
997:Igarapé-Miri
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1279:Paragominas
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601:Terra Santa
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289:UTC−3
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1368:Pau d'Arco
1296:Dom Eliseu
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751:Curralinho
710:Salvaterra
389:References
262:Population
225:Government
130:47°55′19″W
127:01°17′49″S
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1383:Rio Maria
1185:Tailândia
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831:Benevides
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533:Capital:
402:IBGE 2020
337:Education
302:Castanhal
284:Time zone
254:Elevation
105:Castanhal
23:Castanhal
1599:Category
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1548:Itaituba
1504:Altamira
1497:Altamira
1398:Xinguara
1393:Sapucaia
1378:Redenção
1361:Redenção
1190:Tomé-Açu
1163:Tomé-Açu
1119:Maracanã
1007:Mocajuba
921:Capanema
916:Bragança
836:Marituba
652:Santarém
622:Belterra
617:Alenquer
610:Santarém
560:Almeirim
553:Almeirim
477:Oliberal
453:Archived
432:Archived
372:See also
179:Northern
1580:Trairão
1475:Tucuruí
1460:Jacundá
1443:Tucurui
1414:Bannach
1373:Piçarra
1104:Colares
1097:Salgado
1053:Irituia
782:Melgaço
647:Prainha
356:Economy
324:History
270:203,251
209:Founded
198:Demonym
155:Country
1555:Aveiro
1534:Uruará
1524:Pacajá
1434:Tucumã
1255:Marabá
1243:Marabá
1109:Curuçá
992:Cametá
975:Cametá
911:Bonito
857:Bujaru
787:Portel
777:Gurupá
765:Portel
746:Breves
741:Anajás
695:Chaves
676:Marajó
642:Placas
591:Óbidos
586:Juruti
574:Óbidos
474:. In:
174:Region
167:Brazil
164:
1509:Anapu
1170:Acará
1154:Vigia
1088:Viseu
1068:Ourém
1021:Guamá
987:Baião
826:Belém
809:Belém
772:Bagre
720:Soure
700:Muaná
683:Arari
627:Curuá
536:Belém
314:Belém
232:Mayor
186:State
1180:Moju
736:Afuá
581:Faro
449:FCAT
428:UEPA
414:UFPA
306:Pará
241:Area
191:Pará
62:Seal
52:Flag
293:BRT
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308:,
510:e
503:t
496:v
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