Candeias do Jamari
Candeias do Jamari is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 16,700 (2005) and its area is 6,844 km2 (2,642 sq mi).[1]
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Coordinates: 8.792°S 63.697°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rondônia |
Municipality | Candeias do Jamari |
The municipality contains 76% of the fully protected 71,161 hectares (175,840 acres) Samuel Ecological Station.[2] It also contains part of the 221,218 hectares (546,640 acres) Jacundá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit.[3]
References
- IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Samuel Estação Ecológica (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-14
- Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Jacundá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
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