Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre

Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre
Union Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte da União)

Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): Land of the Nahuas (Portuguese: Terra dos Nauas)

Location in Acre
Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°37′51″S 72°40′12″W / 7.63083°S 72.67000°W / -7.63083; -72.67000
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Acre
Founded September 12, 1904
Government
 • Mayor Ilderlei Cordeiro (PMDB)
Area
 • Total 7,924.943 km2 (3,059.838 sq mi)
Elevation 182 m (597 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 79,819
 • Density 10.07/km2 (26.1/sq mi)
Demonym(s) cruzeirense [1]
Time zone UTC-5 (ACT)
CEP postal code 69980-000
Area code +55 68
Website cruzeirodosul.ac.gov.br

Cruzeiro do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾuˈzejɾu du ˈsuw], Southern Cross) is a municipality located on the Juruá river in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre.

It is bordered to the north by the state of Amazonas, to the south by Peru, to the east by the municipality of Porto Walter, to the west by the municipality of Rodrigues Alves, to the northwest by the municipality of Tarauacá, and to the northwest by the municipality of Mâncio Lima.

The municipality contains 23% of the 846,633 hectares (2,092,080 acres) Serra do Divisor National Park, created in 1989.[2]

Economy

The principal economic activity of the municipality is rubber extraction. Of lesser importance is the farming of cassava, coffee and rice.

Transport

The town is served by Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport.

Climate

References

  1. ↑ "IBGE - Cidades". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  2. ↑ PARNA da Serra do Divisor (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-08

Coordinates: 7°37′51″S 72°40′12″W / 7.63083°S 72.67000°W / -7.63083; -72.67000

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