Alvarães, Amazonas

Alvarães
Municipality

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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Alvarães
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°13′15″S 64°48′15″W / 3.22083°S 64.80417°W / -3.22083; -64.80417Coordinates: 3°13′15″S 64°48′15″W / 3.22083°S 64.80417°W / -3.22083; -64.80417
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Amazonas
Government
  Mayor Mário Tomás Litaiff (PMDB )
Area
  Total 5,911.754 km2 (2,282.541 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 15,546
  Density 2.53/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−4 (BRT)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (DST no longer used)
Climate Af

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]

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.
  2. FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19


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