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Cáceres, Mato Grosso
Municipality in Central-West, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000km2 and as of 2022 had an estimated population of 89,681.
Cáceres | |
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Municipality of Cáceres | |
![]() Location in Mato Grosso | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central-West |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 6 October 1778[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antônia Eliene Liberato Dias (PSB) |
Area | |
• Total | 24,495.510 km2 (9,457.769 sq mi) |
Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
Population (2022)[4] | |
• Total | 89,681 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (BRT) |
HDI (2010) | 0.708 – high[5] |
Website | caceres |
The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September.[6] The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station.[7] It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station.[8] The municipality contains the 114,000 hectares (280,000 acres) Guirá State Park, created in 2002.[9]
Cáceres was the starting point of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition.[10]
Cáceres is the administrative headquarters of the Mato Grosso State University and counts with 13 graduation courses and 3 post graduation courses.[11]