Humaitá, Amazonas
Municipality in of Amazonas, Brazil
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Humaitá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 56,144 (2020)[1] and its area is 33,072 km2.[2] The city is located on the banks of the Madeira River.
Humaitá | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Humaita | |
Humaita Cathedral | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Princesa do Madeira" ("The Princess of the Madeira") | |
 Amazonas state with Humaita municipality in red | |
  Humaitá Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 07°30′22″S 63°01′15″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Amazonas |
| Demonym | humaitaense |
| Founded | February 4, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Cidenei Lobo do Nascimento (PMDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,071.667 km2 (12,769.042 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 56,144 |
| • Density | 1.34/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
| Website | http://www.humaita.am.gov.br |
The city is served by Humaitá Airport. The Trans-Amazonian Highway passes through the city.
Geography
The municipality contains part of the strictly-protected Cuniã Ecological Station, an area of cerrado savanna parkland.[3] It contains 5% of the Campos Amazônicos National Park, a 961,318-hectare (2,375,470-acre) protected area created in 2006 that protects an unusual enclave of cerrado vegetation in the Amazon rainforest.[4] It also contains the Humaitá National Forest, a 473,155-hectare (1,169,190-acre) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998.[5]
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