Alvarães, Amazonas

Alvarães is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 15,546 (2015) and its area is 5,912 km².[1]

Alvarães
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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Alvarães
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°13′15″S 64°48′15″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Government
  MayorMário Tomás Litaiff (PMDB )
Area
  Total5,911.754 km2 (2,282.541 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total15,546
  Density2.53/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (DST no longer used)
ClimateAf

The municipality contains about 37% of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.[2]

References

  1. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19


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