Borba, Amazonas
Municipality of Amazonas, Brazil
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Borba is a municipality in the state of Amazonas in northern Brazil.
Geography
Borba is located on the banks of the Madeira River around 150 km (93 mi) south of Manaus. Its population was 41,748 (2020)[1] and its area is 44,251 km2.[2] The city is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Borba.
The municipality contains 46% of the 283,117-hectare (699,600-acre) Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006.[3] It contains about 10% of the 513,747-hectare (1,269,500-acre) Matupiri State Park, created in 2009 along the Matupiri River.[4] It fully contains the 179,083-hectare (442,520-acre) Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2009.[5] It contain 21% of the 397,557-hectare (982,380-acre) Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2009.[6] Borba also contains about 60% of the 896,411-hectare (2,215,080-acre) Acari National Park created by president Dilma Rousseff in 2016 in the last week before her provisional removal from office.[7]
History
Founded in 1728 as the Jesuit mission Aldea Trocano by Portuguese Padre João Sampaio. In 1755, it became the first vila (Portuguese town) in what was then the new captaincy of Rio Negro, named Borba.
Economy
The economy of Borba depends largely on fishing, agriculture, and extractive activities like rubber extraction and cocoa harvesting.
The city is served by Borba Airport.
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