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Manacapuru

Municipality in North, Brazil
Manacapuru
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Coordinates: 3°17′59′′S 60°37′14′′W / 3.29972°S 60.62056°W / -3.29972; -60.62056
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Amazonas
FoundedJuly 16, 1932
Government
 • MayorBetanael da Silva Dangelo (PROS)
Area
 • Total
7,329.234 km2 (2,829.833 sq mi)
Elevation25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
98,502
 • Density12.85/km2 (33.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (AMT)

Manacapuru (Munychapur) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

Population

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The population of Manacapuru was 98,502 (2020)[1] and its area is 7,329 km2.[2] The city is one of the biggest in the state. It is located about 80 km (50 mi) upstream (west) from Manaus, at the point where the Manacapuru River flows into the Solimões River.

Main sights

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The municipality contains about 19% of the Rio Negro Right Bank Environmental Protection Area, a 1,140,990 hectares (2,819,400 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that controls use of an area of Amazon rainforest along the Rio Negro above the junction with the Solimões River.[3] It also contains about 4% of the Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve, a 103,086 hectares (254,730 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 2008 in an effort to stop deforestation in the area, which is threatened due to its proximity to Manaus.[4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007年01月09日. Retrieved 2007年01月09日.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ APA Margem Direita do Rio Negro (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016年06月26日
  4. ^ RDS do Rio Negro (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016年06月27日
Capital: Manaus
Mesoregion
Centro Amazonense
Coari
Itacoatiara
Manaus
Parintins
Rio Preto da Eva
Tefe
Mesoregion
Norte Amazonense
Japura
Rio Negro
Mesoregion
Sudoeste Amazonense
Alto Solimoes
Jurua
Mesoregion
Sul Amazonense
Boca do Acre
Madeira
Purus
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