Guajará-Mirim
Municipality in North, Brazil
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Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 46,556 (2020) and its area is 24,856 km2.[2]
Guajará-Mirim | |
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1936 BMAG Berliner Maschinenbau (Mikado Type) 2-8-2 N°17 & N°18 EFMM Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Marmoré Steam Locomotive | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Rondônia state | |
  Guajará-Mirim Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10°46′58″S 65°20′22″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Rondônia |
| Area | |
• Total | 24,856 km2 (9,597 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 46,556 |
| • Density | 1.8730/km2 (4.8511/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
Geography
Location
Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, just across the Bolivian border town of Guayaramerín. It was once the southern terminus of the Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré (the Madeira-Mamoré Railway), which was inaugurated in 1912. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim.
Conservation
The municipality contains the 22,540-hectare (55,700-acre) Traçadal Biological Reserve, a strictly protected area that was created in 1990.[3] It contains 2.33% of the 216,568-hectare (535,150-acre) Guajará-Mirim State Park, created in 1990.[4] It contains the 46,438-hectare (114,750-acre) Rio Ouro Preto Biological Reserve, created in 1990.[5] It contains 73.45% of the 204,632-hectare (505,660-acre) Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve, also created in 1990.[6] The municipality contains 47.5% of the 146,400-hectare (362,000-acre) Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve, created in 1995.[7] It contains the 73,818-hectare (182,410-acre) Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.[8]
Consular representation
Bolivia has a Consulate in Guajará-Mirim, Brazil, whereas Brazil has a Consulate in neighboring Guayaramerín, Bolivia.[9]
