Pará (state) (English spelling)

Japanese: パラ[州]（英語表記）Pará

A state in northern Brazil. It has an area of 1,248,042 km2 (14.66% of Brazil), a population of 5,448,600 (1995), and a population density of 4.3 people/km2. Its capital is Belém. It occupies the lower Amazon basin and is the second largest state after Amazonas. It is bordered to the east by the Araguaia River and the Gurupi River, tributaries of the Tocantins River. It is located between 2°38' north and 9°50' south latitudes, and most of it has a tropical rainforest climate just below the equator. In the state capital, Belém, the average annual temperature is 27.0°C, the highest temperature is around 32°C throughout the year, and the annual precipitation is 2,593 mm, with monthly precipitation of 60-70 mm in August and September, making it the dry season.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル北部の州。面積124万8042km2(ブラジルの14.66％)，人口544万8600(1995)，人口密度4.3人/km2。州都ベレン。アマゾン川の下流域一帯を占め，アマゾナス州に次ぐ第2の面積をもつ。東はトカンティンス川の支流アラグアイア川とグルピ川で境されている。北緯2゜38′と南緯9゜50′との間に位置し，大部分が赤道直下の熱帯雨林気候である。州都ベレンでは年平均気温は27.0℃，最高気温は年間を通じて32℃ぐらいで，年降水量は2593mm，8月，9月は月降水量60～70mmで，乾季である。

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