Candeias do Jamari

Candeias do Jamari is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 27,388 in 2020 and its area is 6,844 km2 (2,642 sq mi).[2]

Candeias do Jamari
Municipality
Flag of Candeias do Jamari
Official seal of Candeias do Jamari
Candeias do Jamari is located in Brazil
Candeias do Jamari
Candeias do Jamari
Coordinates: 8.792°S 63.697°W / -8.792; -63.697
CountryBrazil
StateRondônia
MunicipalityCandeias do Jamari
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total27,388
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

The municipality contains 76% of the fully protected 71,161 hectares (175,840 acres) Samuel Ecological Station.[3] It also contains part of the 221,218 hectares (546,640 acres) Jacundá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit.[4]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Samuel Estação Ecológica (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-14
  4. Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Jacundá (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-16
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