Barão de Melgaço | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Centro-Sul Mato-Grossense |
Population (2020
[1]) | |
• Total | 8,164 |
Time zone | UTC−3 ( BRT) |
Barão de Melgaço is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The municipality contains 43% of the 108,960 hectares (269,200 acres) Encontro das Águas State Park, created in 2004. [6]
The city is named for Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço, a Brazilian Navy admiral during the Paraguayan War. [7]
Barão de Melgaço | |
---|---|
Municipality | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Centro-Sul Mato-Grossense |
Population (2020
[1]) | |
• Total | 8,164 |
Time zone | UTC−3 ( BRT) |
Barão de Melgaço is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The municipality contains 43% of the 108,960 hectares (269,200 acres) Encontro das Águas State Park, created in 2004. [6]
The city is named for Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço, a Brazilian Navy admiral during the Paraguayan War. [7]