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Sinop (Sinop)

Sinop is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The fourth-largest city in the state, its population in 2020 is estimated at more than 199,680 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:

* Geological formation: non-folded covers the Phanerozoic and Quaternary basin of the Upper Xingu

* Relief and altitude: Residual Northern Plateau and Mato Grosso Plateau Parecis.

* Altitude of 384 meters above the sea level.

* Hydrography: Amazon Basin. Teles Pires River, a major tributary of the Rio Tapajos.

* Climate and rainfall: equatorial, with about six months of drought and annual rainfall of 2,500 mm.

* Average annual temperature of 24 °C (between 40 °C and the minimum below 20 °C).

* Area: 3194.339 km ² urban and 9 of 17 km