Tapauá

Tapauá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 17,015 (2020)[1] and its area is 89,324 km²,[2] making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the fifth largest in Brazil.

Tapauá
Municipality
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Tapauá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°37′40″S 63°10′58″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Area
 • Total89,324 km2 (34,488 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,015
 • Density0.19/km2 (0.49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

Conservation

The municipality contains the 233,864 hectares (577,890 acres) Abufari Biological Reserve, a strictly protected area.[3] It contains 30.35% of the 1,008,167 hectares (2,491,230 acres) Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003.[4] The municipality contains about 9% of the Balata-Tufari National Forest, a 1,079,670 hectares (2,667,900 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.[5] The municipality also contains about 94% of the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park, an 812,745 hectares (2,008,340 acres) protected area established in 2008.[6] It contains 0.33% of the 604,209 hectares (1,493,030 acres) Médio Purus Extractive Reserve, created in 2008.[7] It contains 98% of the 881,704 hectares (2,178,740 acres) Tapauá State Forest, created in 2009.[8]

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE -
  3. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Abufari (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-24
  4. RDS Piagaçu-Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-20
  5. FLONA de Balata-Tufari (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-03
  6. FLONA do Iquiri (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-02
  7. RESEX Médio Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-03
  8. FES Tapauá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-02


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