Tapauá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 17,015 (2020)IBGE 2020 and its area is 89,324 km2,IBGE - making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the fifth largest in Brazil, comparable to South Carolina or Jordan.
Geography Conservation The municipality contains the Abufari Biological Reserve, a strictly protected area. It contains 30.35% of the Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003. The municipality contains about 9% of the Balata-Tufari National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. The municipality also contains about 94% of the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park, an protected area established in 2008. It contains 0.33% of the Médio Purus Extractive Reserve, created in 2008. It contains 98% of the Tapauá State Forest, created in 2009.
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