Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Poconé, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
The Pantanal Matogrossense National Park is a national park in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park has an area of 135,606 hectares. It is in the Pantanal biome. The park was created by decree nº 86.392 on 24 September 1981, and is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
It covers parts of the municipalities of Corumbá in Mato Grosso do Sul, and Cáceres and Poconé in Mato Grosso. It adjoins the Guirá State Park to the north. The Cuiabá River runs through Pantanal Matogrossense National Park.
The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Chapada dos Guimarães, Emas and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and the Serra de Santa Bárbara and Nascentes do Rio Taquari, Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks.
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