Colniza

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Colniza
Municipality
The Municipality of Colniza
Location of Colniza
Location of Colniza
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Country  Brazil
Region Central-West
State Bandeira de Mato Grosso.svg Mato Grosso
Founded November 26, 1998
Government
 • Mayor Sergio Bastos Dos Santos (PMBD)
Area
 • Total 27.947.646 km2 (10.790 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 29,636
 • Density 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
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Time zone UTC-4 (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Colniza is an agricultural[2] municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It has the highest homicide rate in Brazil,[2] 165 deaths per year per 100 thousand inhabitants,[3] and is also the westernmost and largest (by area) municipality of the state.

The municipality contains the 96,925 hectares (239,510 acres) Rio Roosevelt Ecological Station, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1997.[4]

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2008 statistics
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