Oriximiná

It is also the fourth-largest in the country.

Oriximiná
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Location of Oriximiná
Coordinates: 01°45′57″S 55°51′57″W / 1.76583°S 55.86583°W / -1.76583; -55.86583
Country	Brazil
Region	Norte
State	Pará
Founded	13 June 1877
Government
• Mayor	Luiz Gonzaga Viana Filho (PV)
Area
• Total	107,603 km2 (41,546 sq mi)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population  (2020 )
• Total	74,016
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)	0.717 – medium
Website	www.oriximina.pa.gov.br

The city lies on the Trombetas river, 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Óbidos. The city is crossed by the Equator. Oriximiná is served by Oriximiná Airport located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from downtown Oriximiná. Porto Trombetas Airport located in the district of Porto Trombetas 70 kilometres (43 mi) away serves the population residing and working for the Mineração Rio do Norte S/A.

The north of the municipality contains the larger part (75.89%) of the 4,245,819 hectares (10,491,650 acres) Grão-Pará Ecological Station, the largest fully protected tropical forest conservation unit on the planet. The municipality also contains the 1,007,580 hectares (2,489,800 acres) Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1979 to preserve the ecology and specifically to protect the Arrau turtle. The municipality contains part of the Saracá-Taquera National Forest, a 441,283-hectare (1,090,430-acre) sustainable-use conservation unit created in 1989. It contains 88% of the 3,172,978 hectares (7,840,600 acres) Trombetas State Forest, created in 2006.

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