Novo Progresso
| Novo Progresso | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Country |
 Brazil
|
| Region | Northern |
| State | Pará |
| Mesoregion | Sudoeste Paraense |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Novo Progresso is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.
The city is served by Novo Progresso Airport
The municipality contains part of the 342,192 hectares (845,570 acres) Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit established in 2005. It also contains part of the 538,151 hectares (1,329,800 acres) Rio Novo National Park, a conservation unit created in 2006. In contains the 1,301,683 hectares (3,216,530 acres) Jamanxim National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006 in which uncontrolled clearance of the Amazon rainforest was proceeding at a rapid pace.
Coordinates: 7°08′49″S 55°22′55″W / 7.14694°S 55.3819°W
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