Pauini 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 Amazonas. The population of Pauini was 19,522 in 2020. Its area is . The municipality contains the

Purus National Forest The Purus National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Purus) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It surrounds the shamanic-Christian community of Céu do Mapiá. Location The Purus National Forest is in the municipality of Pa ...

, created in 1988. It holds 8% of the

Mapiá-Inauini National Forest The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional Mapiá-Inauini) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Boca do Acre (92.37%) and P ...

, created in 1989. It also contains 8% 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%), Pa ...

, created in 2008.

References

Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Road-inaccessible communities of Brazil {{AmazonasBR-geo-stub