Monte Alegre, Pará
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|subdivision_name3 = Baixo Amazonas
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Monte Alegre, Pará is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.{{cite web |url=https://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/organizacao_do_territorio/estrutura_territorial/divisao_territorial/2008/dtb_2008.zip |title=Divisão Territorial do Brasil |date=July 1, 2008 |publisher=Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |access-date=December 17, 2009|language=pt}}{{cite web | url = http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf | title = Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009| publisher = Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) | date = August 14, 2009 | access-date=December 17, 2009 | format = PDF|language=pt }}{{cite web |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20(pelos%20dados%20de%202000).htm |title=Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil |year=2000 |publisher=Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) |access-date=December 17, 2009 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm |archive-date=October 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf |title=Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 |date=December 19, 2007 |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |access-date=December 17, 2009|language=pt}} It is located along the Amazon River in northern Brazil.
Near this area along the Amazon River is the Caverna da Pedra Pintada, an ancient archeological site with numerous rock paintings and pictographs. Excavations at the cave have found evidence of ancient peoples.
Nature
The north of the municipality contains a small part (3.44%) of the {{convert|4245819|ha}} Grão-Pará Ecological Station, the largest fully protected tropical forest conservation unit on the planet.{{citation|language=pt |title=Estação Ecológica Grão-Pará|publisher=Ideflor-bio (Government of Pará) |url=http://ideflorbio.pa.gov.br/unidades-de-conservacao/regiao-administrativa-calha-norte-iii/estacao-ecologica-grao-para/|access-date=2016-05-12}}
It also includes a small part (5.51%) of the {{convert|11518|km2}} Maicuru Biological Reserve.{{citation|language=pt |title=Maicuru Reserva Biológica|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental |url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/4102|access-date=2016-05-14}}
The municipality contains roughly half of the {{convert|216601|ha}} Mulata National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001.{{citation|ref={{harvid|FLONA de Mulata – ISA}}|language=pt
|title=FLONA de Mulata|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/4750|access-date=2016-06-01}}
It contains all of the fully protected {{convert|3678|ha}} Monte Alegre State Park, created in 2001.{{citation|ref={{harvid|PES Monte Alegre – ISA}}|language=pt
|title=PES Monte Alegre|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/4691|access-date=2016-12-13}}
Transportation
The city is served by Monte Alegre Airport.
Climate
The climate is tropical savanna (Köppen: Aw) with dry season defined.{{Cite web|url=https://pt.climate-data.org/america-do-sul/brasil/para/monte-alegre-43939/|title=Clima Monte Alegre: Temperatura, Tempo e Dados climatológicos Monte Alegre - Climate-Data.org|website=pt.climate-data.org|access-date=2019-03-27}}
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Monte Alegre (1991–2020)
|Jan high C = 30.9
|Feb high C = 30.2
|Mar high C = 30.1
|Apr high C = 30.2
|May high C = 30.4
|Jun high C = 30.5
|Jul high C = 31.0
|Aug high C = 31.9
|Sep high C = 32.6
|Oct high C = 33.1
|Nov high C = 32.8
|Dec high C = 32.0
| year high C = 31.3
|Jan mean C = 26.7
|Feb mean C = 26.2
|Mar mean C = 26.2
|Apr mean C = 26.3
|May mean C = 26.5
|Jun mean C = 26.6
|Jul mean C = 26.8
|Aug mean C = 27.6
|Sep mean C = 28.1
|Oct mean C = 28.4
|Nov mean C = 28.1
|Dec mean C = 27.5
| year mean C = 27.1
|Jan low C = 23.2
|Feb low C = 23.0
|Mar low C = 23.1
|Apr low C = 23.1
|May low C = 23.2
|Jun low C = 23.2
|Jul low C = 23.1
|Aug low C = 23.6
|Sep low C = 23.8
|Oct low C = 23.9
|Nov low C = 23.9
|Dec low C = 23.7
| year low C = 23.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 161.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 225.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 303.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 334.4
|May precipitation mm = 256.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 152.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 102.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 42.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 18.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 29.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 61.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 100.7
|year precipitation mm = 1788.4
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 12
| Feb precipitation days = 14
| Mar precipitation days = 17
| Apr precipitation days = 19
| May precipitation days = 17
| Jun precipitation days = 13
| Jul precipitation days = 9
| Aug precipitation days = 4
| Sep precipitation days = 2
| Oct precipitation days = 2
| Nov precipitation days = 3
| Dec precipitation days = 6
| year precipitation days = 118
| Jan humidity = 87.8
| Feb humidity = 88.6
| Mar humidity = 88.0
| Apr humidity = 86.9
| May humidity = 82.0
| Jun humidity = 73.0
| Jul humidity = 66.4
| Aug humidity = 60.4
| Sep humidity = 70.8
| Oct humidity = 80.5
| Nov humidity = 85.0
| Dec humidity = 87.1
| year humidity = 79.7
| Jan sun =156.9
| Feb sun =177.1
| Mar sun =127.9
| Apr sun =134.3
| May sun =165.9
| Jun sun =189.9
| Jul sun =233.8
| Aug sun =249.2
| Sep sun =237.2
| Oct sun =240.4
| Nov sun =207.1
| Dec sun =184.2
|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
{{cite web
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| archive-date = 24 March 2022
| url = https://portal.inmet.gov.br/uploads/normais/Normal-Climatologica-TMAX.xlsx
| title = Temperatura Máxima Mensal e Anual (°C)
| work = Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = pt
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| archive-date = 24 March 2022
| url = https://portal.inmet.gov.br/uploads/normais/Normal-Climatologica-TMEDSECA.xlsx
| title = Temperatura Média Compensada Mensal e Anual (°C)
| work = Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = pt
{{cite web
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| archive-date = 24 March 2022
| url = https://portal.inmet.gov.br/uploads/normais/Normal-Climatologica-TMIN.xlsx
| title = Temperatura Mínima Mensal e Anual (°C)
| work = Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = pt
{{cite web
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| archive-date = 24 March 2022
| url = https://portal.inmet.gov.br/uploads/normais/Normal-Climatologica-PREC.xlsx
| title = Precipitação Acumulada Mensal e Anual (mm)
| work = Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = pt
{{cite web
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| archive-date = 24 March 2022
| url = https://portal.inmet.gov.br/uploads/normais/Normal-Climatologica-PRENDIAS1.xlsx
| title = Número de dias no mês ou no ano com precipitação maior ou igual a (1 mm) (dias)
| work = Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = pt
{{cite web
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| archive-date = 24 March 2022
| url = https://portal.inmet.gov.br/uploads/normais/Normal-Climatologica-UR.xlsx
| title = Umidade Relativa do Ar Compensada Mensal e Anual (%)
| work = Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = pt
{{cite web
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| archive-date = 24 March 2022
| url = https://portal.inmet.gov.br/uploads/normais/Normal-Climatologica-INSO.xlsx
| title =Insolação Total (horas)
| work = Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = pt
| access-date = 20 May 2024}}
| source 2 = NOAA (sun 1961–1990){{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REGIII/BZ/82181.TXT
| server = NOAA
| title = Monte Alegre (82181) - WMO Weather Station
| access-date = March 27, 2019
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See also
References
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