Nhamundá River or Jamundá River (Yamundá River in Spanish) is a river in

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, which marks part of the northeastern boundary between states of Amazonas and

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. The 300 km long Nhamundá River originates in the plateau '' Serra do Jatapu'' near the division of the Brazilian States of

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, Amazonas and Pará, and from there it flows in a southeastern direction, forming the natural division between Amazonas and Pará. It then crosses the Nhamundá-Mapuera Reserve (EG033) before joining the

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near the city of

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. The river, which flows through the

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, is the last major right-hand affluent of the Trombetas River before the Trombetas joins the

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. The mouth is located about 480 km east (downstream on the Amazon) of

Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...

. The three towns on the river's lower reaches (

Terra Santa Terra Santa is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. The municipality contains part of the Saracá-Taquera National Forest The Saracá-Taquera National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Saracá-Taquera) is a na ...

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, and Faro) are accessible only by boat.

References

* Google maps
Fishing on the Nhamunda River
* Medina, Jose Toribio (2007) ''The Discovery Of The Amazon: According To The Account of Friar Gaspar De Carvajal and Other Documents''. Kessinger Publishing LLC * Shoumatoff, Alex, ''In Southern Light'', New York, Simon and Schuster, 1986 Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Rivers of Pará Tributaries of the Amazon River {{Pará-river-stub

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