Beruri
Municipality
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Beruri is located in Brazil
Beruri
Beruri
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°53′54″S 61°22′23″W / 3.89833°S 61.37306°W / -3.89833; -61.37306
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Area
  Total17,251 km2 (6,661 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total20,093
  Density0.76/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
ClimateAf

Beruri is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 20,093 (2020)[1] and its area is 17,251 km².[2]

The municipality contains 28.17% of the 1,008,167 hectares (2,491,230 acres) Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003.[3] It contains about 6% of the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park, an 812,745 hectares (2,008,340 acres) protected area established in 2008.[4] It contain 57% of the 397,557 hectares (982,380 acres) Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2009.[5]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. RDS Piagaçu-Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-20
  4. FLONA do Iquiri (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-02
  5. RDS Igapó-Açu (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-02
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