Pauini
Pauini is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
Pauini | |
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 Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
| Coordinates: 7°42′50″S 66°58′33″W | |
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| Region | North |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 43,263 km2 (16,704 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 17,125 |
| • Density | 0.40/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (DST no longer used) |
The population of Pauini was 17,125 in 2005. Its area is 43,263 square kilometres (16,704 sq mi).[1] The municipality contains the 256,000 hectares (630,000 acres) Purus National Forest, created in 1988.[2] It holds 8% of the 311,000 hectares (770,000 acres) Mapiá-Inauini National Forest, created in 1989.[3] It also contains 8% of the 604,209 hectares (1,493,030 acres) Médio Purus Extractive Reserve, created in 2008.[4]
References
- IBGE -
- FLONA do Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-08
- FLONA Mapiá-Inauini (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-08
- RESEX Médio Purus (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-03
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| Mesoregion Centro Amazonense |
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| Mesoregion Norte Amazonense |
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| Mesoregion Sudoeste Amazonense |
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| Mesoregion Sul Amazonense |
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