Alto Alegre | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Roraima state | |
  Alto Alegre Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 2°59′16″N 61°18′16″W / 2.98778°N 61.30444°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Roraima |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Henrique Machado (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,567 km2 (9,871 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 [1]) | |
| • Total | 21,066 |
| • Density | 0.82/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
| Website | altoalegre.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]
- ^ IBGE 2022
- ^ "IBGE | Cidades | Roraima | Alto Alegre". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "Alto Alegre". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "sobre Alto Alegre". Municipality of Alto Alegre (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Características da UC (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-05-19