Sena Madureira () 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 center 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
The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism.
Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imp ...
. Its population is 46,511 and its area is , making it the largest municipality in the state. It has a climate which combines temperatures of with humidities in the upper 90s percent, all year round. It is 143 km from
Rio Branco.
The oldest church in Acre state is located in Sena Madureira, the Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição Church (1910).
Conservation
The municipality contains part of the
Rio Acre Ecological Station
Rio Acre Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Rio Acre) is an ecological station in the state of Acre, Brazil.
Location
The Rio Acre Ecological Station, which covers , was created on 2 June 1981.
It is administered by the Chico Mende ...
.
It also contains part of the
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Chico Mendes) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil.
Location
The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve has an area of .
It is in the Amazon biome.
The reserve covers parts of t ...
, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990.
It contains the
Macauã National Forest
The Macauã National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Macauã is a national forest in the state of Acre, Brazil.
Location
The Macauã National Forest is in the municipality of Sena Madureira in the state of Acre.
It has an area of .
It is in t ...
, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1988.
It also contains the
São Francisco National Forest
The São Francisco National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco) is a National forest in the state of Acre, Brazil.
Location
The São Francisco National Forest is in the municipality of Sena Madureira in the state of Acre.
It has a ...
, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001.
![Parque_Estadual_do_Chandless_(2)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Parque_Estadual_do_Chandless_%282%29.jpg)
It contains 98% of the
Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve
The Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Cazumbá-Iracema) is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre, Brazil.
The inhabitants extract rubber, Brazil nuts and other products from the forest for their own consumption o ...
, established in 2002 to support sustainable use of the natural resources by the traditional population.
The municipality contains about 12% of the
Chandless State Park
The Chandless State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Chandless) is a state park in the state of Acre, Brazil.
It protects an important but relatively unexplored region of rainforest with bamboos holding great biodiversity.
It is valuable as an ecologica ...
, created in 2004, which protects an area of rainforest with bamboos that contains various endemic species of flora and fauna.
It contains about 27% of the
Antimary State Forest
The Antimary State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual do Antimary) is a state forest in the state of Acre, Brazil.
It was the first state forest in Acre, established with the goal of understanding and implementing sustainable forest exploitation, inclu ...
, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1997.
Climate
References
Municipalities in Acre (state)
{{AcreBR-geo-stub