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 "pierces" the boundary between Amazonas and Pará.

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Settlement.name: Apiacás
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: The Municipality of Apiacás
Settlement.image_map: MatoGrosso Municip Apiacas.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Apiacás
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central-West
Settlement.subdivision_name2: border|22px Mato Grosso
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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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 "pierces" the boundary between Amazonas and Pará.

The municipality contains part of the Juruena National Park, one of the largest conservation units in Brazil.