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Japurá
Municipality in North Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japurá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 2,251 (2020)[1] and its area is 55,791 km² (21541 Mi2).[2] It forms the Japurá microregion together with the municipality Maraã (to the east of the Japurá municipality). The southern border of both the municipality and the microregion is the Japurá River.
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Japurá | |
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![]() Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
Coordinates: 1°49′34″S 66°35′56″W | |
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Region | North |
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Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,251 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (DST no longer used) |
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The municipality contains the Juami-Japurá Ecological Station, which covers the entire Juami River basin.[3] The municipality contains 55% of the 146,950 hectares (363,100 acres) Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.[4] It contains part of the 7,999,000 hectares (19,770,000 acres) Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, created in 1998.[5]