Humaitá, Amazonas
Humaitá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 45,954 (2012) and its area is 33,072 km².[1] The city is located on the banks of the Madeira River.
Humaitá | |
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Humaita | |
 Humaita Cathedral | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "Princesa do Madeira" ("The Princess of the Madeira") | |
 Amazonas state with Humaita municipality in red | |
  Humaitá Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 07°30′22″S 63°01′15″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | North |
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| Demonym | humaitaense |
| Founded | February 4, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Cidenei Lobo do Nascimento (PMDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33,071.667 km2 (12,769.042 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 45,954 |
| • Density | 1.39/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (DST no longer used) |
| Website | http://www.humaita.am.gov.br |
The city is served by Humaitá Airport. The Trans-Amazonian Highway passes through the city.
The municipality contains part of the strictly-protected Cuniã Ecological Station, an area of cerrado savanna parkland.[2] It contains 5% of the Campos Amazônicos National Park, a 961,318 hectares (2,375,470 acres) protected area created in 2006 that protects an unusual enclave of cerrado vegetation in the Amazon rainforest.[3] It also contains the Humaitá National Forest, a 473,155 hectares (1,169,190 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998.[4]
References
- IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2007-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Cuniã (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
- PARNA dos Campos Amazônicos (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-03
- Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Humaitá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-03
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