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
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 Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Demonymhumaitaense
FoundedFebruary 4, 1890
Government
  MayorJose Cidenei Lobo do Nascimento (PMDB)
Area
  Total33,071.667 km2 (12,769.042 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total45,954
  Density1.39/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (DST no longer used)
Websitehttp://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

  1. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2007-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Cuniã (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
  3. PARNA dos Campos Amazônicos (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-03
  4. Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Humaitá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-03


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