Alto Alegre, Roraima
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Alto Alegre
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_shield = Brasao Alto Alegre RR.jpg
| image_flag = Bandeira Alto Alegre RR.jpg
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| image_map = Roraima Municip AltoAlegre.svg
| map_caption = Location in Roraima state
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Brazil
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = North
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Roraima
| subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion
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| subdivision_type4 = Microregion
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| subdivision_type5 = Metrop. region
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| leader_party = PSD
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Pedro Henrique Machado
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 25,567
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| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 21,066
| population_as_of = 2022 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ro/porto-velho/panorama IBGE 2022]
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| blank_name_sec1 = HDI
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| timezone1 = AMT
| utc_offset1 = −4
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| website = [http://altoalegre.rr.gov.br/ altoalegre.rr.gov.br]
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Alto Alegre ({{IPA|pt|ˈawtu aˈlɛɡɾi}}) is a city in the Brazilian state of Roraima. The population in 2020 was 15,380, and the area is 25,567 km².{{Cite web|url=http://cod.ibge.gov.br/J6E|title=IBGE {{!}} Cidades {{!}} Roraima {{!}} Alto Alegre|website=cidades.ibge.gov.br|access-date=2016-06-15}}
Its limits are Amajari to the north, Boa Vista in the east, Mucajaí and Iracema in the south, and Venezuela in the west.
Alto Alegre was founded by Pedro Costa, a gold miner. In 1982, it became an independent municipality.{{cite web|url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rr/alto-alegre/historico |title=Alto Alegre |website=IBGE|access-date=15 April 2021|language=pt}} It can be accessed from the RR-205 highway from Boa Vista.{{cite web|url=http://altoalegre.rr.gov.br/3/pagina |title=sobre Alto Alegre|website=Municipality of Alto Alegre|access-date=15 April 2021|language=pt}}
The municipality contains part of the Roraima National Forest.{{citation|language=Portuguese |title=Características da UC|publisher=ICMBio |url=http://flonarr.blogspot.ca/p/caracteristicas-da-uc.html|accessdate=2016-05-19}}
References
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External links
- [http://altoalegre.rr.gov.br/ Official website] (in Portuguese)
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{{Geographic Location
|title = Destinations from Alto Alegre
|Northwest =
|North = Amajari
|West = Alto Orinoco (Venezuela)
|Center = Alto Alegre
|East = Boa Vista
|Southwest =
|Southeast = Mucajaí
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{{Municipalities of Roraima}}
Category:Municipalities in Roraima
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