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Indigenous territory in Brazil
Apyterewa Indigenous Territory
Terra Indígena Apyterewa
Map showing the location of Apyterewa Indigenous TerritoryMap showing the location of Apyterewa Indigenous Territory
LocationSão Félix do Xingu, Pará
Coordinates5°39′00″S 52°00′35″W / 5.6500°S 52.0098°W / -5.6500; -52.0098
Area773,470 ha (1,911,300 acres)
DesignationIndigenous territory

The Apyterewa Indigenous Territory is an indigenous territory located in the Brazilian state of Pará. Regularized and traditionally occupied, it has an area of 773,470 hectares and had a population of 452 people in 2010, mainly consisting of the Parakanã people.

In the period 2020–2021, T.I. Apytere was the one that suffered the most deforestation in Brazil.

Notes

  1. "Terras indígenas" (in Portuguese). Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. Povos Indígenas no Brasil: 2006-2010. 2011. pp. 408–10.)
  3. Dantas, Carolina. "Terra indígena no Pará que teve agentes federais cercados é a mais desmatada do Brasil no último ano". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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