Canaã dos Carajás

Canaã dos Carajás
Municipality
Location of Canaã dos Carajás in the State of Pará
Canaã dos Carajás Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 6°29′49″S 49°52′40″W / 6.49694°S 49.87778°W / -6.49694; -49.87778Coordinates: 6°29′49″S 49°52′40″W / 6.49694°S 49.87778°W / -6.49694; -49.87778
Country	Brazil
Region	Northern
State	Pará
Mesoregion	Sudeste Paraense
Population
• Total	29,101
Time zone	UTC -3
Website	Official website

Canaã dos Carajás is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.

The world's largest iron ore mining project, S11D, is being built nearby. The municipality contains 30% of the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949 hectares (1,017,950 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.

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