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Paragominas

PA · North

Population: 114,128 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Paragominas

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Paragominas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pará, belonging to the Paragominas Immediate Geographic Region and located in the North Region of the country, at latitude 2°59′45″ S and longitude 47°21′10″ W.

The municipality has a diversified and prominent economy: a traditional hub for grain production and beef cattle ranching in the state, it is now seeing dairy farming and fish farming emerge among medium and small producers. In 2023 it was Pará's leader in captive fish production (20.2% of the state's output). It supplied tonnes of fish to municipalities across the state and also held live-fish fairs.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

17

PA average (15 cities): 20 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

1.65 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

1.09 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

38

PA average (15 cities): 50 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

218.73 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

0 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro (SBBE), 219 km in a straight line · 895 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

56.1

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

No weather station with comparable altitude within 100 km.

Location

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