Guajará-Mirim is a

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in the

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ian

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Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). It is bordered by Acre (state), Acre in the west, Amazonas, Brazil, Amazonas in the north, Mato Grosso in the east, and Bo ...

. It is located at an

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of 128 meters. Its population was 46,556 (2020) and its area is 24,856 km².

Geography

Location

Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, just across the

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n border town of Guayaramerín. It was once the southern terminus of the Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré (the Madeira-Mamoré Railway), which was inaugurated in 1912. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim.

Conservation

The municipality contains the Traçadal Biological Reserve, a strictly protected area that was created in 1990. It contains 2.33% of the Guajará-Mirim State Park, created in 1990. It contains the Rio Ouro Preto Biological Reserve, created in 1990. It contains 73.45% of the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve, also created in 1990. The municipality contains 47.5% of the Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve, created in 1995. It contains the Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.

Consular representation

has a Consulate in Guajará-Mirim, Brazil, whereas Brazil has a Consulate in neighboring Guayaramerín, Bolivia.

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