São João da Baliza (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w̃ ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ da baˈʎizɐ]) is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 8,348 (2020) and its area is 4,284 km².[2] São João da Baliza was first settled in 1974 after the BR-210 highway made the area accessible. It was called São João, because three of the initial settlers were called João. Da Baliza refers to a stream near the town.[3] It became an independent municipality in 1982.[4]

São João da Baliza
Municipality
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Coordinates: 0°57′3″N 59°54′39″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Roraima
Government
• Mayor	Marcelo Jorge (PROS)
Area
• Total	4,284 km2 (1,654 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	8,348
• Density	1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-04:00 (BRT-1)
Website	sjb.rr.gov.br

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Media related to São João da Baliza at Wikimedia Commons

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[es] São João da Baliza

[ru] Сан-Жуан-да-Бализа