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{{Infobox settlement
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| official_name = Alto Alegre
[[Image:Roraima Municip AltoAlegre.svg|right|thumb|250px|Location of Alto Alegre]]
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'''Alto Alegre''' is a [[city]] in the [[Brazil]]ian [[Brazilian state|state]] of [[Roraima]]. The [[population]] in [[2004]] was 19,970, the population density is 0.78/km² and the area is 25,567 km².
| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Brazil|Municipality]]

| image_shield = Brasao Alto Alegre RR.jpg
| image_flag = Bandeira Alto Alegre RR.jpg
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_map = Roraima Municip AltoAlegre.svg
| map_caption = Location in Roraima state
| pushpin_map = Brazil
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = Brazil
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[North Region, Brazil|North]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[States of Brazil|State]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Roraima]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mesoregions of Brazil|Mesoregion]]
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = [[Microregion (Brazil)|Microregion]]
| subdivision_name4 =
| subdivision_type5 = [[Metropolitan area#Brazil|Metrop. region]]
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| established_title =
| established_date =
| leader_party = [[Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)|PSD]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Pedro Henrique Machado
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 25,567
| area_metro_km2 =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 15,380
| population_as_of = 2020 <ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ro/porto-velho/panorama IBGE 2020]</ref>
| population_metro =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
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| timezone1 = [[Time in Brazil|AMT]]
| utc_offset1 = −4
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| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Brazil|Postal code]]
| postal_code =
| area_code_type = [[List of dialling codes in Brazil|Area code]]
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| website = [http://altoalegre.rr.gov.br/ altoalegre.rr.gov.br]
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'''Alto Alegre''' ({{IPA|pt|ˈawtu aˈlɛɡɾi}}) is a [[city]] in the [[Brazil]]ian [[Brazilian state|state]] of [[Roraima]]. The [[population]] in 2020 was 15,380, and the area is 25,567&nbsp;km².<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cod.ibge.gov.br/J6E|title=IBGE {{!}} Cidades {{!}} Roraima {{!}} Alto Alegre|website=cidades.ibge.gov.br|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref>
Its limits are [[Amajari]] to the north, [[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]] in the east, [[Mucajaí]] and [[Iracema, Roraima|Iracema]] in the south, and [[Venezuela]] in the west.
Its limits are [[Amajari]] to the north, [[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]] in the east, [[Mucajaí]] and [[Iracema, Roraima|Iracema]] in the south, and [[Venezuela]] in the west.


Alto Alegre was founded by Pedro Costa, a gold miner. In 1982, it became an independent municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rr/alto-alegre/historico |title=Alto Alegre |website=[[IBGE]]|access-date=15 April 2021|language=pt}}</ref> It can be accessed from the RR-205 highway from [[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://altoalegre.rr.gov.br/3/pagina |title=sobre Alto Alegre|website=Municipality of Alto Alegre|access-date=15 April 2021|language=pt}}</ref>

The municipality contains part of the [[Roraima National Forest]].<ref>{{citation|language=Portuguese |title=Características da UC|publisher=ICMBio |url=http://flonarr.blogspot.ca/p/caracteristicas-da-uc.html|accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://altoalegre.rr.gov.br/ Official website] (in Portuguese)
* {{commons category-inline}}

{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Destinations from Alto Alegre'''
|Northwest =
|North = [[Amajari]]
|West = [[Alto Orinoco Municipality|Alto Orinoco]] ([[Venezuela]])
|Center = Alto Alegre
|East = [[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]]
|Southwest =
|South = [[Iracema, Roraima|Iracema]]<br>[[Mucajaí]]
|Southeast = [[Mucajaí]]
}}

{{Municipalities of Roraima}}


[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Roraima State]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Roraima]]
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[[fr:Alto Alegre (Roraima)]]
[[it:Alto Alegre (Roraima)]]
[[no:Alto Alegre (Roraima)]]
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[[ru:Алту-Алегри (Рорайма)]]
[[vo:Alto Alegre (Roraima)]]

Latest revision as of 07:10, 9 August 2024

Alto Alegre
Municipality
Flag of Alto Alegre
Flag
Coat of arms of Alto Alegre
Coat of arms
Location in Roraima state
Location in Roraima state
Alto Alegre is located in Brazil
Alto Alegre
Alto Alegre
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°59′16″N 61°18′16″W / 2.98778°N 61.30444°W / 2.98778; -61.30444
LandBrasilien
RegionNorth
StateRoraima
Regierung
 • MayorPedro Henrique Machado (PSD)
Area
 • Total25,567 km2 (9,871 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total15,380
 • Density0.60/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
Websitealtoalegre.rr.gov.br

Alto Alegre (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈawtu aˈlɛɡɾi]) is a city in the Brazilian state of Roraima. The population in 2020 was 15,380, and the area is 25,567 km².[2] Its limits are Amajari to the north, Boa Vista in the east, Mucajaí and Iracema in the south, and Venezuela in the west.

Alto Alegre was founded by Pedro Costa, a gold miner. In 1982, it became an independent municipality.[3] It can be accessed from the RR-205 highway from Boa Vista.[4]

The municipality contains part of the Roraima National Forest.[5]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "IBGE | Cidades | Roraima | Alto Alegre". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ^ "Alto Alegre". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "sobre Alto Alegre". Municipality of Alto Alegre (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ Características da UC (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-05-19
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