Capixaba () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the southeast of the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil () 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 together form the Federative Repu ...
of
Acre
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. Its population is 12,008 and its area is 1,713 km².
The municipality contains part of the
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve
Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve () 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 the municipalities of Assis Brasil, Br ...
, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990.
References
Municipalities in Acre (state)
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