Humaitá, Amazonas

Nickname: 07°30′22″S 63°01′15″W / 7.50611°S 63.02083°W / -7.50611; -63.02083Country BrazilRegionNorthState AmazonasDemonymhumaitaenseFoundedFebruary 4, 1890Government • MayorJose Cidenei Lobo do Nascimento (PMDB)Area • Total33,071.667 km² (12,769.042 sq mi)Elevation90 m (300 ft)Population • Total56,144 • Density1.34/km² (3.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)Websitehttp://www.humaita.am.gov.br

Humaitá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 56,144 (2020)^[1] and its area is 33,072 km².^[2] The city is located on the banks of the Madeira River.

The city is served by Humaitá Airport. The Trans-Amazonian Highway passes through the city.

Geography

The municipality contains part of the strictly-protected Cuniã Ecological Station, an area of cerrado savanna parkland.^[3] It contains 5% of the Campos Amazônicos National Park, a 961,318 hectares (2,375,470 acres) protected area created in 2006 that protects an unusual enclave of cerrado vegetation in the Amazon rainforest.^[4] It also contains the Humaitá National Forest, a 473,155 hectares (1,169,190 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998.^[5]

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