Pontes e Lacerda is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
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Pontes e Lacerda | |
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Municipality | |
The Municipality of Pontes e Lacerda | |
Nickname: "Princesinha do Guaporé" | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Central-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Founded | December 29, 1979 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Newton de Freitas Miotto (PP) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 45,774 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Pontes e Lacerda is located 450 km from Cuiabá, at a latitude 15° 13'34" south and a longitude 59° 20'07" west, with an altitude of 254 meters. Its estimated population in 2020 was 45,774 inhabitants. It has an area of 8,423 square kilometers.
The municipality contains 73% of the 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres) Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park, created in 1997.[2]
The city is served by Pontes e Lacerda Airport.
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