Tapauá

Also known as Tapaua

Tapauá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 17,015 (2020) and its area is 89,324 km2, making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the fifth largest in Brazil, comparable to South Carolina or Jordan.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tapauá
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_map: Tapaua.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Amazonas
Settlement.area_total_km2: 89,324
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 17,015
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: AMT
Settlement.utc_offset: −4

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: tapauense
Population: 25386
Area: 89325.192
Elevation: 102
Image: Tapauá.jpg
Dialing code: 97

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Commons category: Tapauá
Human Development Index: 0.502
electorate: 12687

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Geography
Conservation
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==Geography== ===Conservation=== The municipality contains the Abufari Biological Reserve, a strictly protected area. It contains 30.35% of the Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003. The municipality contains about 9% of the Balata-Tufari National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. The municipality also contains about 94% of the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park, an protected area established in 2008. It contains 0.33% of the Médio Purus Extractive Reserve, created in 2008. It contains 98% of the Tapauá State Forest, created in 2009.