Lábrea () is the southernmost

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...

of Amazonas.

Economy

The population of the Lábrea municipality was 46,882 as of 2020. Its area is . This makes it the sixth largest municipality in Amazonas by area and the tenth largest in Brazil. The town is the seat of the

Territorial Prelature of Lábrea A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

. Lábrea Airport is served by scheduled regular air connections.

Conservation

The municipality contains the

Iquiri National Forest Iquiri National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Iquiri) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a sustainable use conservation unit, so harvesting of forest resources such as timber is allowed in accordance with a managemen ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2008. The municipality also contains part of the

Mapinguari National Park Mapinguari National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Mapinguari) is a national park in the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil. It covers a large area of Amazon rainforest. The boundaries have been adjusted several times. Location The Mapingu ...

, a conservation unit created in 2008. It contains the Ituxi Extractive Reserve, created in 2008. It contains 91% of the

Médio Purus Extractive Reserve The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Médio Purus) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Lábrea (91.41%), ...

, created in 2008.

Climate

Lábrea has a

tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ...

(

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''Am'') with consistently hot temperatures and very oppressive humidity. Rainfall is heavy for most of the year with the annual average being close to ; however a short dry season in June and July when monthly rainfall averages less than places the climate in the tropical monsoon rather than

tropical rainforest Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as ''lowland equa ...

category.

References

Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Populated places established in 1881 1881 establishments in Brazil {{AmazonasBR-geo-stub