Breves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará, on the island of Marajó. Its population as of 2020[update] is estimated to be 103,497 people. The area of the municipality is 9,550.454 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.
Breves | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Location in the State of Pará | |
Coordinates: 01°40′55″S 50°28′48″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North |
State | ![]() |
Founded | November 19, 1738 |
Emancipation | October 25, 1851 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Toninho Barbosa |
Area | |
• Total | 9,550.454 km2 (3,687.451 sq mi) |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population (2020 est.[1]) | |
• Total | 103,497 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 68800-000 |
Website | http://www.breves.pa.gov.br |
The municipality is contained in the 59,985 square kilometres (23,160 sq mi) Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.[2] It contains the 93,746 hectares (231,650 acres) Mapuá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.[3]
The city is served by Breves Airport.
The climate is tropical rainforest or equatorial (Köppen: Af) with high rainfall and high temperature all year round.[4]
Climate data for Breves (north), elevation: 15 m or 49 ft, 1961-1990 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 307.4 (12.10) |
294.5 (11.59) |
319.3 (12.57) |
311.4 (12.26) |
237.9 (9.37) |
188.5 (7.42) |
133.9 (5.27) |
75.8 (2.98) |
78.4 (3.09) |
89.6 (3.53) |
81.3 (3.20) |
181.0 (7.13) |
2,299 (90.51) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 89.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 87.0 | 86.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 82.0 | 84.0 | 86.0 | 86.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 130.5 | 96.9 | 103.3 | 114.9 | 178.2 | 207.0 | 253.0 | 263.3 | 233.9 | 235.1 | 199.9 | 186.9 | 2,202.9 |
Source: NOAA[5] |
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