Assis Brasil

Municipality of Acre, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Assis Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈsiz bɾaˈziw]) is a municipality located in the south of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 7,534 (2020 est) and its area is 4,974 square kilometres (1,920 sq mi).

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Assis Brasil
Flag of Assis Brasil
Official seal of Assis Brasil
Location of municipality in Acre State
Location of municipality in Acre State
Assis Brasil is located in Brazil
Assis Brasil
Assis Brasil
Location in Brazil
Country Brazil
StateAcre
Government
  MayorAntonio Barbosa de Sousa (PSDB)
Area
  Total
4,974 km2 (1,920 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est)
  Total
7,534
Time zoneUTC−5 (ACT)
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The municipality contains part of the Rio Acre Ecological Station.[1] It also contains part of the 931,537-hectare (2,301,880-acre) Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990.[2]

It is located near the Brazil–Peru Integration Bridge. It is the closest Brazilian city to Chile.

Name

The municipality was named after Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil, a diplomat who was involved in the transference of Acre from Bolivian to Brazilian control after the Acre War.

Towns and villages

  • Abismo
  • Assis Brasil - capital
  • Maloca
  • Reserva Extrema
  • São Francisco, Acre
  • Senegal, Acre
  • Seringal Paraguacu

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