São João da Baliza
Municipality in North, Brazil
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0°57′3″N 59°54′39″W / 0.95083°N 59.91083°W / 0.95083; -59.91083
(2020 [1])
São João da Baliza (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ʒuˈɐ̃w da baˈʎizɐ]) is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 8,348 (2020) and its area is 4,284 km2.[2] São João da Baliza was first settled in 1974 after the BR-210 highway made the area accessible. It was called São João, because three of the initial settlers were called João. Da Baliza refers to a stream near the town.[3] It became an independent municipality in 1982.[4]
References
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
Media related to São João da Baliza at Wikimedia Commons
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Capital: Boa Vista
- Alto Alegre
- Amajari
- Boa Vista
- Pacaraima
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- Caroebe
- Rorainópolis
- São João da Baliza
- São Luiz
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