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Iguaçu National Park

national park in Brazil
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Summary

Iguaçu National Park is a national park[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of national park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,415 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Foz do Iguaçu[3], Céu Azul[4], Matelândia[5], Medianeira[6], São Miguel do Iguaçu[7], Serranópolis do Iguaçu[8]
  • Country: Brazil[9]
  • Instance of: World Heritage Site[10], natural heritage[11]
  • Operator: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation[12]
  • Named after: Iguazu River[13]
  • Commons category: Iguaçu National Park[14]
  • Has part(s): Atlantic Forest[15]
  • Inception: January 10, 1939[16]
  • Authority: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation[17], Federal Government of Brazil[18]
  • IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[19]
  • Official website: http://www.cataratasdoiguacu.com.br/[20]
  • Email address: mailto:parnaiguacu@icmbio.gov.br[21]
  • Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[22]
  • Different from: Iguazú National Park[23]
  • Elevation above sea level: 265 m[24]
  • Area: 185262.5 ha[25], 169695.88 ha[26], 165,411 ha[27]
  • World Heritage criteria: (vii)[28], (x)[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki Loves Monuments in Brazil[30]
  • P14657: 0000.00.0172[31]

Why It Matters

Iguaçu National Park has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brazil Iguazu River

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Adelaartjes · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of greece id → 294956
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -25.5, 'lon': -53.95}, {'lat': -25.5, 'lon': -53.8}
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ban', 'be', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 25°30'S, 53°57'W"
  2. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Foz do Iguaçu, Céu Azul, Matelândia +3
    National library of brazil id → 000063398
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of brazil id: 000063398"
  3. 13w ago · Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+185262.5'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+169695.88'}, {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+165411'}
    P14657 → 0000.00.0172
    Significant event → list of World Heritage in Danger
    Named after → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14657: 0000.00.0172, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784395761942"
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