Porto Walter ( or ) 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 west of 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 Acre. Its population is 12,241 and its area is 6,136 km². The municipality contains 27% of the

Serra do Divisor National Park The Serra do Divisor National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor) is a national park on the westernmost point of Brazil, in the state of Acre, near the Peruvian border. It also has the highest point in that state, reaching 609 meters ...

, created in 1989.

References

Municipalities in Acre (state) {{AcreBR-geo-stub