Xingu Indigenous Park

Xingu Indigenous Park
Parque Indígena do Xingu
Map showing the location of Xingu Indigenous Park
Map showing the location of Xingu Indigenous Park
Nearest cityPeixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso
Coordinates11°13′55″S 53°11′06″W / 11.232°S 53.185°W / -11.232; -53.185
Area2,642,003 hectares (6,528,530 acres)
Designationnational park
Indigenous Territory
Created14 April 1961
AdministratorICMBio

The Xingu Indigenous Park (Parque Indígena do Xingu, pronounced [ʃiŋˈɡu]) is an indigenous territory of Brazil, first created in 1961 as a national park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its official purposes are to protect the environment and the several nations of Xingu Indigenous peoples in the area.