Apiacás

Apiacás is the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is the only city in a territorial "edge" of Mato Grosso that "pierce" the boundary between Amazonas and Pará.

Apiacás
Municipality
The Municipality of Apiacás
Location of Apiacás
Apiacás
Location of Apiacás
Coordinates: 09°32′38″S 57°26′56″W
Country Brazil
RegionCentral-West
State Mato Grosso
FoundedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
  MayorSilda Kochemborger
Area
  Total20,364.204 km2 (7,862.663 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total10,283
  Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)0.713 – medium[2]

The municipality contains part of the 19,582 square kilometres (7,561 sq mi) Juruena National Park, one of the largest conservation units in Brazil.[3]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional do Juruena (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-23
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