Tarauacá
Municipality of Acre, Brazil
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::summary Municipality of Acre, Brazil ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Aerial Tarauacá.jpg |
| image_caption | Panoramic view of Downtown Tarauacá and Tarauacá River, Acre |
| image_flag | Bandeira de Tarauacá.jpg |
| image_seal | Coat of arms of Tarauacá.png |
| image_map | Acre Municip Tarauaca.svg |
| map_caption | Location of municipality in Acre State |
| pushpin_map | Brazil |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Brazil |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | Brazil |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | North |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | [[File:Bandeira do Acre.svg |
| subdivision_type3 | Demonym |
| subdivision_name3 | tarauacaense |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Marilete Vitorino (SDP) |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | January 1, 1907 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | 15553.430 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2020 est |
| population_total | 43,151 |
| population_density_km2 | 1.76 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| timezone | ACT |
| utc_offset | −5 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 168 |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 69970 |
| area_code | +55 (68) |
| :: |
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Tarauacá () is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 43,151 people and has an area 20171 sqkm.
Geography
The municipality contains 38% of the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.{{citation|ref=|language=Portuguese |title=RESEX do Alto Tarauacá|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental |url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/282|accessdate=2016-08-07}} It contains the 216062 ha Rio Gregório State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2004.{{citation|ref=|language=Portuguese |title=FES do Rio Gregório|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental |url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/5348|accessdate=2016-07-01}} It also contains the 143897 ha Mogno State Forest and the 126360 ha Rio Liberdade State Forest, two other sustainable use units created on the same date.{{citation|ref=|language=Portuguese |title=FES do Mogno|publisher=ISA:Instituto Socoambiental |url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/4572|accessdate=2016-07-01}}{{citation|ref=|language=Portuguese |title=FES do Rio Liberdade|publisher=ISA: Instituto Sociambiental |url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/5429|accessdate=2016-07-01}}
Climate
|location = Tarauaca, Acre, Brazil (1981–2010, extremes 1969–present) |single line = y |metric first = y |width = 100% |Jan record high C = 36.0 |Feb record high C = 35.9 |Mar record high C = 35.7 |Apr record high C = 36.6 |May record high C = 34.8 |Jun record high C = 35.2 |Jul record high C = 38.1 |Aug record high C = 37.2 |Sep record high C = 39.7 |Oct record high C = 37.9 |Nov record high C = 36.5 |Dec record high C = 36.5 |year record high C = 39.7 |Jan high C = 31.1 |Feb high C = 31.1 |Mar high C = 31.3 |Apr high C = 31.5 |May high C = 30.9 |Jun high C = 30.8 |Jul high C = 31.8 |Aug high C = 32.9 |Sep high C = 33.2 |Oct high C = 32.6 |Nov high C = 31.8 |Dec high C = 31.3 |year high C = 31.7 |Jan mean C = 25.8 |Feb mean C = 25.9 |Mar mean C = 26.0 |Apr mean C = 25.8 |May mean C = 25.2 |Jun mean C = 24.7 |Jul mean C = 24.6 |Aug mean C = 25.5 |Sep mean C = 26.0 |Oct mean C = 26.4 |Nov mean C = 26.1 |Dec mean C = 25.9 |year mean C = 25.7 |Jan low C = 22.5 |Feb low C = 22.4 |Mar low C = 22.5 |Apr low C = 22.2 |May low C = 21.2 |Jun low C = 20.0 |Jul low C = 19.1 |Aug low C = 19.5 |Sep low C = 20.8 |Oct low C = 22.0 |Nov low C = 22.2 |Dec low C = 22.5 |year low C = 21.4 |Jan record low C = 11.8 |Feb record low C = 17.2 |Mar record low C = 16.6 |Apr record low C = 14.0 |May record low C = 13.5 |Jun record low C = 10.2 |Jul record low C = 6.5 |Aug record low C = 9.7 |Sep record low C = 10.0 |Oct record low C = 2.2 |Nov record low C = 2.4 |Dec record low C = 17.8 |year record low C = 2.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 281.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 257.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 326.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 200.9 |May precipitation mm = 135.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 60.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 48.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 62.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 112.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 193.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 262.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 270.5 |year precipitation mm = 2212.9 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 19 |Feb precipitation days = 17 |Mar precipitation days = 19 |Apr precipitation days = 15 |May precipitation days = 13 |Jun precipitation days = 7 |Jul precipitation days = 5 |Aug precipitation days = 6 |Sep precipitation days = 8 |Oct precipitation days = 14 |Nov precipitation days = 15 |Dec precipitation days = 19 |year precipitation days = |Jan humidity = 87.1 |Feb humidity = 87.5 |Mar humidity = 88.0 |Apr humidity = 86.7 |May humidity = 86.2 |Jun humidity = 85.5 |Jul humidity = 82.4 |Aug humidity = 80.0 |Sep humidity = 80.4 |Oct humidity = 83.7 |Nov humidity = 86.1 |Dec humidity = 87.0 |year humidity = 85.1 |Jan sun = 104.2 |Feb sun = 87.3 |Mar sun = 96.9 |Apr sun = 122.6 |May sun = 141.8 |Jun sun = 155.5 |Jul sun = 204.6 |Aug sun = 187.0 |Sep sun = 163.3 |Oct sun = 159.2 |Nov sun = 129.1 |Dec sun = 104.7 |year sun = 1656.2 |source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia{{cite web | url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas | title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010 | publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia | language = Portuguese | accessdate = 20 October 2018}} |source 2 = Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) | url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1455-Tarauaca.php | title = Station Tarauaca | publisher = Meteo Climat |language = French | accessdate = 20 October 2018}}
Economy
In 2017, Tarauacá had per capita GDP of 11.763,89 R$, total revenue of 71.657.950 R$, and total expenses of 63.519.410 R$.
Transportation
Tarauacá is served by José Galera dos Santos Airport. It is a small airport.
References
References
- [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/painel/painel.php?codmun=120060 ibge.gov.br]
- "Panorama". [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics]].
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