Tarauacá

Tarauacá (Portuguese pronunciation: [tarɐwaˈka]) is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 43,151 people[2] and has an area 20,171 square kilometers (7,788 sq mi).[2]

Tarauacá
Panoramic view of Downtown Tarauacá and Tarauacá River, Acre
Seal
Location of municipality in Acre State
Tarauacá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°09′39″S 70°45′57″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Acre
Demonymtarauacaense
FoundedJanuary 1, 1907
Government
 • MayorMarilete Vitorino (PSD)
Area
 • Total6,005.213 sq mi (15,553.430 km2)
Elevation
551 ft (168 m)
Population
 (2020 est [1])
 • Total43,151
 • Density4.6/sq mi (1.76/km2)
Postal code
69970
Area code(s)+55 (68)

Conservation

The municipality contains 38% of the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.[3] It contains the 216,062 hectares (533,900 acres) Rio Gregório State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2004.[4] It also contains the 143,897 hectares (355,580 acres) Mogno State Forest and the 126,360 hectares (312,200 acres) Rio Liberdade State Forest, two other sustainable use units created on the same date.[5][6]

Economy

In 2017, Tarauacá had per capita GDP of 11.763,89 R$, total revenue of 71.657.950 R$, and total expenses of 63.519.410 R$.[7]

Climate
Climate data for Tarauaca, Acre, Brazil (1981–2010, extremes 1969–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.0
(96.8)		 35.9
(96.6)		 35.7
(96.3)		 36.6
(97.9)		 34.8
(94.6)		 35.2
(95.4)		 38.1
(100.6)		 37.2
(99.0)		 39.7
(103.5)		 37.9
(100.2)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.5
(97.7)		 39.7
(103.5)
Average high °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.8
(89.2)		 32.9
(91.2)		 33.2
(91.8)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.7
(89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.7
(78.3)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.2
(70.2)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.1
(66.4)		 19.5
(67.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.4
(70.5)
Record low °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2)		 17.2
(63.0)		 16.6
(61.9)		 14.0
(57.2)		 13.5
(56.3)		 10.2
(50.4)		 6.5
(43.7)		 9.7
(49.5)		 10.0
(50.0)		 2.2
(36.0)		 2.4
(36.3)		 17.8
(64.0)		 2.2
(36.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 281.7
(11.09)		 257.6
(10.14)		 326.8
(12.87)		 200.9
(7.91)		 135.9
(5.35)		 60.9
(2.40)		 48.7
(1.92)		 62.5
(2.46)		 112.0
(4.41)		 193.1
(7.60)		 262.3
(10.33)		 270.5
(10.65)		 2,212.9
(87.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 19 17 19 15 13 7 5 6 8 14 15 19 157
Average relative humidity (%) 87.1 87.5 88.0 86.7 86.2 85.5 82.4 80.0 80.4 83.7 86.1 87.0 85.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 104.2 87.3 96.9 122.6 141.8 155.5 204.6 187.0 163.3 159.2 129.1 104.7 1,656.2
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[8]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[9]

Transportation

Tarauacá is served by José Galera dos Santos Airport.

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. ibge.gov.br
  3. RESEX do Alto Tarauacá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-07
  4. FES do Rio Gregório (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-01
  5. FES do Mogno (in Portuguese), ISA:Instituto Socoambiental, retrieved 2016-07-01
  6. FES do Rio Liberdade (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Sociambiental, retrieved 2016-07-01
  7. cidades.ibge.gov.br https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ac/tarauaca/panorama. Retrieved 2020-09-05. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "Station Tarauaca" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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