Paracatu River

The Paracatu River is located mainly in the state of in Brazil. It is the longest tributary of the , draining a basin of about 45,000 km2, including 21 municipalities and the Federal District.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Minas Gerais & Goiás, Brazil
  • Also known as: Rio Paracatu

Paracatu River

Latitude
-16.5699° or 16° 34′ 12″ south
Longitude
-45.10679° or 45° 6′ 24″ west
Elevation
500 metres (1,640 feet)
Open location code
58MPCVJV+27
Geo­Names ID
3455164
Wiki­data ID
Q7133826
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Paracatu River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Paracatu
  • Cebuano: Rio Paracatu
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر پاراكاتو
  • French: Rio Paracatu
  • Irish: Abhainn Paracatu
  • Lithuanian: Parakatu
  • Portuguese: Rio paracatu
  • Portuguese: Rio Paracatu
  • Spanish: Rio Paracatu
  • Spanish: Río Paracatu
  • Spanish: Río Paracatú
  • Swedish: Rio Paracatu
  • Welsh: Afon Paracatu

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Paracatu River”. Photo: Mila bráz, CC BY-SA 4.0.