Maraã

Maraã

Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 1°51′21″S 65°34′51″W / 1.85583°S 65.58083°W / -1.85583; -65.58083Coordinates: 1°51′21″S 65°34′51″W / 1.85583°S 65.58083°W / -1.85583; -65.58083
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Amazonas
Time zone UTC−4 (BRT)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

Maraã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 20,254 (2005) and its area is 16,910 km².[1] Together with the municipality Japurá it forms the microregion Japurá.

The municipality contains part of the Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve.[2]

References

  1. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  2. RDS Amanã (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-05


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