Aripuanã
Municipality in Center-West, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the plant genus, see Aripuana.
Not to be confused with Novo Aripuanã.
Aripuanã is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. It is located on the banks of the Aripuanã River.
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Aripuanã | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Norte Mato-Grossense |
Established | 1943 |
Area | |
• Total | 96.714 sq mi (250.489 km2) |
Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 22,714 |
• Density | 190/sq mi (74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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The city is served by Aripuanã Airport.
The municipality contains the 8,517 hectares (21,050 acres) Rio Flor do Prado Ecological Station, a fully protected environmental unit created in 2003.[3] It also holds part of the 164,224 hectares (405,810 acres) Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use unit created in 1996.[4]