Capixaba, Acre

Capixaba (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapiˈʃabɐ]) is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 12,008 and its area is 1,713 km².

Capixaba
Edmundo Pinto Avenue - Capixaba
Location of municipality in Acre State
Capixaba
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°34′22″S 67°40′33″W
Country Brazil
StateAcre
Government
  MayorJosé Augusto Gomes da Cunha (PP)
Area
  Total661 sq mi (1,713 km2)
Population
 (2020 est)
  Total12,008

The municipality contains part of the 931,537 hectares (2,301,880 acres) Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990.[1]

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Chico Mendes (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 4 June 2016


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