Sinop, Mato Grosso
| Sinop, Mato Grosso | |||
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| The Municipality of Sinop | |||
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| Nickname(s): "Capital of Big North" ("Capital do Nortão") | |||
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 Sinop, Mato Grosso
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| Coordinates: 11°50′53″S 55°38′57″W / 11.84806°S 55.64917°WCoordinates: 11°50′53″S 55°38′57″W / 11.84806°S 55.64917°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West | ||
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 Mato Grosso
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| Founded | September 14. 1974 | ||
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| • Mayor | Juarez Costa (PMDB) | ||
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| • Total | 3,194.339 km2 (1,233.341 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 384 m (1,259 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 132,934 | ||
| • Density | 36.318/km2 (94.06/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | sinopense | ||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
Sinop is a city on the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The fourth-largest city in the state, its population in 2011 is estimated at more than 110,000 inhabitants, placing Sinop in 229th place in Brazil. It has an area of 3194.339 km ². A Sivam radar has been installed for monitoring the Amazon Basin. Also Embrapa has a branch in Sinop, the only one in the state of Mato Grosso. It is known as the Capital of Nortão, a major city of northern Mato Grosso.
Sinop is located in the northwest of the Midwest region of Brazil, in the north of Mato Grosso, in the micro-region of Sinop. Located at latitude 11 º 50'53 " South and longitude 55 ° 38'57" West. Geographical data from Sinop:
In the early 1970s, a company, Sinop Terras, started the construction of a city in northern Mato Grosso, on a land tract called Gleba Celeste, divided into 5 lots. The construction of Sinop resembles the construction of Brasilia, which occurred over 10 years ago, because it was built very quickly (in a few years. Colonization initially was made by Paraná settlers, but soon, the developing new city attracted Brazilians from all regions of the country, especially from the South, North and Northeast of Brazil.
In 1948 Ênio Pipino and João Pedro Moreira de Carvalho founded Sociedade Imobiliária Noroeste do Paraná (Northwestern Paraná Real Estate Society), better known as Sinop Terras S / A. In 1954 Pipino goes to the State, where he founded several cities. In the early 1970s, the north of Mato Grosso was scarcely populated. An area of 645 hectares called Gleba Celeste (which originated Sinop) initiates colonization, situated 500 km from Cuiaba BR-163 (Cuiabá-Santarém excerpt).
The Núcleo de Colonização Celeste (Celeste Center for Settlement) belonged to Jorge Martins Phillip and had initial area of 198 000 hectares of land designated for settlement, being acquired in 1971 by Pipino. The opening of the first streets of Sinop began in May 1972 and the first families of pioneers soon arrived in the city. Until then travel to the interior of Paraná Sinop took 7 days. But despite this great difficulty, the migratory flow towards the West that accompanied the indentation of the agricultural frontier in northern Mato Grosso grew increasingly. The project execution took place about 400 men and machines who crossed the Verde River and opened the first bites in the jungle.
The date of its foundation ended up being on September 14, 1974 and the acronym SINOP was adopted as the city's name (not to be confused with the ancient city in the province of Sinop, Turkey of the same name). Development was rapid and the largest number of migrants arrived in 1975. The city was already a real construction site, with more than 20 blocks, 1400 km of local roads, experimental fields, community center, schools, infrastructure support to support new residents, Brazilians from all regions of the country.
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