Japurá is a
municipality located in the
Brazilian state of
Amazonas. Its population was 2,251 (2020) and its area is 55,791 km² (21541 Mi
2). It forms the Japurá
microregion together with the municipality
Maraã
Maraã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 18,261 (2020) and its area is 16,910 km². Together with the municipality Japurá it forms the microregion Japurá.
The municipality contains part of the ...
(to the east of the Japurá municipality). The southern border of both the municipality and the microregion is the
Japurá River
The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a river about long in the Amazon basin. It rises in Colombia and flows eastward through Brazil to join the Amazon River.
Course
The river rises as the Caquetá River in the Andes in southwest Colombia.
Th ...
.
The municipality contains the
Juami-Japurá Ecological Station, which covers the entire
Juami River
Juami River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil.
Juami River is a black water river, a tributary of the white water Japurá River, and runs through the Amazon plain.
The entire basin of the Juami River is contained within the ...
basin.
The municipality contains 55% of the
Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.
It contains part of the
Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, created in 1998.
References
Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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