Tarauacá
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 / 8.16083°S 70.76583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Acre |
| Demonym | tarauacaense |
| Founded | January 1, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marilete Vitorino (SDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,005.213 sq mi (15,553.430 km) |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population (2020 est ) | |
• Total | 43,151 |
| • Density | 4.6/sq mi (1.76/km) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (ACT) |
| Postal code | 69970 |
| Area code | +55 (68) |
Tarauacá (Portuguese pronunciation: [taɾɐwaˈka]) is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 43,151 people and has an area 20,171 square kilometers (7,788 sq mi).
Geography
The municipality contains 38% of the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000. It contains the 216,062 hectares (533,900 acres) Rio Gregório State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2004. 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.
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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) | |||||||||||||
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$.
Transportation
Tarauacá is served by José Galera dos Santos Airport. It is a small airport.
References
- ^ "Panorama". cidades.ibge.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ ibge.gov.br
- ^ RESEX do Alto Tarauacá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-07
- ^ FES do Rio Gregório (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-01
- ^ FES do Mogno (in Portuguese), ISA:Instituto Socoambiental, retrieved 2016-07-01
- ^ FES do Rio Liberdade (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Sociambiental, retrieved 2016-07-01
- ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Station Tarauaca" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
