Pontal do Paraná | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southern |
State | Paraná |
Mesoregion | Metropolitana de Curitiba |
Population (2020
[1]) | |
• Total | 27,915 |
Time zone | UTC−3 ( BRT) |
Pontal do Paraná is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Pontal do Paraná is home to the Center for Marine Studies, Federal University of Paraná. [6] The municipality contains the 16 hectares (40 acres) Rio Perequê Municipal Nature Park, created in 2001 to protect an area of mangroves in Pontal do Sul. [7] It also contains the 407 hectares (1,010 acres) Restinga Municipal Nature Park, created at the same time. [8] The municipality also includes the Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park, which protects three small islands that provide a nesting ground for marine birds and a refuge and feeding ground for fish. [9]
Pontal do Paraná | |
---|---|
Municipality | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southern |
State | Paraná |
Mesoregion | Metropolitana de Curitiba |
Population (2020
[1]) | |
• Total | 27,915 |
Time zone | UTC−3 ( BRT) |
Pontal do Paraná is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Pontal do Paraná is home to the Center for Marine Studies, Federal University of Paraná. [6] The municipality contains the 16 hectares (40 acres) Rio Perequê Municipal Nature Park, created in 2001 to protect an area of mangroves in Pontal do Sul. [7] It also contains the 407 hectares (1,010 acres) Restinga Municipal Nature Park, created at the same time. [8] The municipality also includes the Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park, which protects three small islands that provide a nesting ground for marine birds and a refuge and feeding ground for fish. [9]