Nova Mamoré is a
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 ...
located 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
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, ...
. In 2020, the population of Nova Mamoré was 31,392. Its area is 10,072 km².
Economy
The
economy
An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...
of Nova Mamoré is based on mainly
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
and
wood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin th ...
. Its main agriculture comes from the
chestnut
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
The unrelat ...
,
cupuaçu
''Theobroma grandiflorum'', commonly known as cupuaçu, also spelled cupuassu, cupuazú, cupu assu, or copoazu, is a tropical rainforest tree related to cacao. Native and common throughout the Amazon basin, it is naturally cultivated in the jung ...
,
acerola
''Malpighia emarginata'' is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae.
Common names include acerola cherry, Guarani cherry, Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry, and wild crepe myrtle.
Acerola is native to Paragu ...
,
açaí,
guava
Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava ''Psidium guajava'' (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, the ...
,
mango
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree ''Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South a ...
and
pineapple
The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...
plants. There are approximately 325,000
cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...
in Nova Mamoré. In the 1970s and 1980s, the town produced a large amount of
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
, but the main mineral source now is water. There are around 27
factories
A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another. T ...
, most of them producing
timber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...
.
Reserves
There are three protected areas for indigenous groups in the municipality: Terras Indígenas Igarapé Ribeirão, Reserva dos Karipunas and Terras Indígenas Laje
[ ]
Ninety-five percent of the area of ' ("
Guajará-Mirim State Park
The Guajará-Mirim State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual de Guajará-Mirim) is a state park in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
It protects an area of savanna forest and transition into rainforest.
It is in an area where there is great pressure from logg ...
") is located within Nova Mamoré; the remainder is in neighboring
Guajará-Mirim
Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 46,556 (2020) and its area is 24,856 km².IBGE /ref>
Location
Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, j ...
.
Nova Mamoré contains 27% of the
Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve
The Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Rio Ouro Preto) is an extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
Created in 1990, it was one of the first such reserves in Brazil. The residents extract rubber, nuts and ot ...
, created in 1990.
The municipality contains 13% of the
Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve
The Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Jaci Paraná) is an Extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
The traditional population is engaged in sustainable use of natural forest resources. It has been subject to ...
, created in 1996.
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Municipalities in Rondônia