Castanhal

Castanhal is a commercial city in Pará, located in the Amazon region of Brazil. It functions as a key hub where agricultural goods and raw materials from the interior are collected, processed, and distributed to other parts of the country.

The city grew around a railway station on the Bragança-Belém line, where northeastern Brazilian workers established a marketplace in the early 1900s. From this trading post, it developed into a major distribution hub for agricultural goods.

The Diocese of Castanhal, established in 2004 under Pope John Paul II, operates as a subordinate religious center to the archdiocese of Belém.

The city is an established education hub with several universities offering programs in veterinary medicine, computer science, mechanical engineering, and agriculture. These institutions make it a gathering place for students and professionals from across the region.

The city houses factories that produce specialized equipment for food and mining industries, playing an important role in the local economy. This manufacturing makes it a technical hub for raw material processing in the Amazon region.

Location: Pará

Inception: 1932

Elevation above the sea: 141 m

Shares border with: Inhangapi, Santa Maria do Pará, Igarapé-Açu, Santa Isabel do Pará, Santo Antônio do Tauá, São Caetano de Odivelas, São Francisco do Pará, São Miguel do Guamá, Terra Alta, Vigia

Website: http://castanhal.pa.gov.br

GPS coordinates: -1.29694,-47.92194

Latest update: December 17, 2025 09:06