Tarauacá River ( ) is a river of
Amazonas and
Acre
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states in western
Brazil
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. The ''Rio Tarauacá'' is a
tributary
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of the
Juruá River
The Juruá River ( ; ) is a southern affluent river of the Amazon River west of the Purus River. The Juruá emerges from highlands in east-central Peru, then winds its way through lowlands in Brazil, sharing with this the bottom of the immense in ...
, which itself flows into the
Amazon
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.
Course
The headwaters of the Tarauacá are located near the Brazilian border with Peru.
It is upper reaches it flows from south to north through the
Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve
The Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Acre (state), Acre, Brazil.
Location
The Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Tarauacá (37.63%), Marechal Thaumaturgo (4.64%) ...
, created in 2000.
The Brazilian cities of
Tarauacá
Tarauacá () is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 43,151 people and has an area .
Geography
The municipality contains 38% of the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve
The Alto T ...
and
Eirunepé
Eirunepé is a Brazilian municipality in the southwest part of the state of Amazonas, about 1,150 kilometers a straight line from Manaus and 2,417 kilometers by river, one of the cities furthest from its state capital. It is the fourt ...
lie along the banks of the Tarauacá River further east.
See also
*
List of rivers of Acre
List of rivers in Acre (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. Acre is located entirely within the Amazon Basin.
By ...
*
List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Rivers of Acre (state)
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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