Apiacás

Municipality in Central-West, Brazil
09°32′38″S 57°26′56″W / 9.54389°S 57.44889°W / -9.54389; -57.44889Country BrazilRegionCentral-WestState Mato GrossoFoundedJanuary 1, 2001Government
 • MayorSilda KochemborgerArea
 • 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−3 (BRT)HDI (2000)0.713 – medium[2]

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 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.{{cite web}}: 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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Capital: Cuiabá
Centro-Sul Mato-Grossense
Alto Pantanal
Alto Paraguai
Cuiabá
Rosario Oeste
Nordeste Mato-Grossense
Canarana
Medio Araguaia
Norte Araguaia
Norte Mato-Grossense
Alta Floresta
Alto Teles Pires
Arinos
Aripuanã
Colíder
Paranatinga
Parecis
Sinop
Sudeste Mato-Grossense
Alto Araguaia
Primavera do Leste
Rondonópolis
Tesouro
Sudoeste Mato-Grossense
Alto Guaporé
Jauru
Tangará da Serra
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