Machadinho d'Oeste is a
municipality located in the
Brazilian state of
Rondônia
Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...
. Its population was 40,867 (2020) and its area is 8,509 km².
The municipality contains part of the
Jaru Biological Reserve
Jaru Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica do Jaru) is a biological reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
It is part of the Southern Amazon Conservation Corridor.
Location
The conservation unit was originally created in 1961 as the Ja ...
, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1984.
It also contains 13% of the
Campos Amazônicos National Park, a protected area created in 2006 that protects an unusual enclave of
cerrado vegetation in the Amazon rainforest.
The municipality contains 78% of the
Angelim Extractive Reserve
The Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers ( pt, Associação dos Seringueiros de Machadinho) operates fifteen small extractive reserves in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
They were formerly part of private rubber extraction concessions, and co ...
and 79% of the
Ipê Extractive Reserve
The Association of Machadinho Rubber Tappers ( pt, Associação dos Seringueiros de Machadinho) operates fifteen small extractive reserves in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
They were formerly part of private rubber extraction concessions, and co ...
.
It also contains the
Castanheira,
Freijó,
Garrote
A garrote or garrote vil (a Spanish word; alternative spellings include garotte and similar variants''Oxford English Dictionary'', 11th Ed: garrotte is normal British English spelling, with single r alternate. Article title is US English spellin ...
,
Itaúba,
Jatobá,
Maracatiara,
Massaranduba,
Mogno,
Piquiá,
Roxinho and
Sucupira extractive reserves.
References
Municipalities in Rondônia
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