Lagoa do Frio Municipal Nature Park

Lagoa do Frio Municipal Nature Park
Parque Natural Municipal Lagoa do Frio
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Lagoa do Frio Municipal Nature Park
Nearest city Canindé de São Francisco, Sergipe.
Coordinates 9°40′33″S 37°59′52″W / 9.675873°S 37.997855°W / -9.675873; -37.997855Coordinates: 9°40′33″S 37°59′52″W / 9.675873°S 37.997855°W / -9.675873; -37.997855
Area 278.99 hectares (689.4 acres)
Designation Municipal nature park
Created 23 October 2001

The Lagoa do Frio Municipal Nature Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural Municipal Lagoa do Frio) is a municipal nature park in the state of Sergipe, Brazil.

Location

The Lagoa do Frio Municipal Nature Park is in the municipality of Canindé de São Francisco, Sergipe. It has an area of 278.99 hectares (689.4 acres).[1] The park is in the extreme northwest of the state, near the border with Bahia.[2] It is one of three conservation units in the caatinga biome, the others being the Grota do Angico Natural Monument and the Rio São Francisco Natural Monument.[3] Operated at the municipal level, the park has not created any agreement for cooperation in developing studies.[4] Little has been written about the park other than a study of fragmentation of the caatinga biome.[5]

History

The Lagoa do Frio Municipal Nature Park was created by decree 41 of 23 October 2001.[1] The park became part of the Caatinga Ecological Corridor, created in May 2006.[6] As of 2013 there was no management plan.[7]

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