Capital
Cuiabá
|
Area
906,806.9 km2 |
Towns
126 |
Location
West of the Centre-West region |
Population
2.375.549 inhabitants |
Population in the Capital
453.813 inhabitants |
Climate
tropical |
Mean Annual Temperature (capital)
26º C |
Time in Relation to Brasília
-1h |
Density of Population
2,62 inhab/km2 |
Urbanization
73.26 |
Infant Mortality
27,1 per thousand live births |
Illiteracy Rate
14,4 |
Contribution to GDP
0,61 % |
Representation at National Congress
3 senators 8 federal deputies |
Vegetation
Scrubland in the eastern half, Amazon Forest to the north-east and Pantanal
(marshland) to the west |
Tourist Information
Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento do Turismo - Sedtur
Tel: (65) 624-8770 Praça da República 131, Centro 78005-440
Cuiabá -
MT |
Sources:
IBGE 1998 and Projections for 1999
Abril Almanac
abeira, Gabriel Luiz - "Synthesis of the Brazilian Economy, Rio de
Janeiro, National Trade Confederation (CNC), 1999 |
