Boca do Acre

Boca do Acre
Flag of Boca do Acre
Coat of arms of Boca do Acre
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Coordinates: 8°45′7″S 67°23′52″W / 8.75194°S 67.39778°W / -8.75194; -67.39778
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
34,635
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

Boca do Acre (Mouth of Acre) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 34,635 (2020)[1] and its area is 22,349 km2.[2]

The municipality holds 92% of the 311,000-hectare (770,000-acre) Mapiá-Inauini National Forest, created in 1989.[3] It also contains the 133,637-hectare (330,220-acre) Arapixi Extractive Reserve, created in 2006.[4]

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2020
  2. ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ FLONA Mapiá-Inauini (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-08{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. ↑ RESEX Arapixi (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-08{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)