Igarapés do Juruena State Park
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| Igarapés do Juruena State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual Igarapés do Juruena | |
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| Nearest city | Cotriguaçu |
| Coordinates | 8°53′00″S 58°57′22″W / 8.883276°S 58.956204°W |
| Area | 227,817 hectares (562,950 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 12 November 2002 |
| Administrator | Coordenadoria de Unidades de Conservação (MT) |
The Igarapés do Juruena State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual Igarapés do Juruena) is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
The Igarapés do Juruena State Park is divided between the municipalities of Colniza (44.06%) and Cotriguaçu (55.94%) in the state of Mato Grosso. It has an area of 227,817 hectares (562,950 acres).[1] The park is bounded to the north by the border with the State of Amazonas and the Sucunduri State Park, Sucunduri State Forest and Aripuanã Sustainable Development Reserve in Amazonas. The Aripuanã River defines the western boundary and the Juruena River defines the eastern boundary. The Juruena National Park lies to the east.[2] The Igarapés do Juruena State Park overlaps by almost 53% with the Juruena National Park.[3]
Environment
The Igarapés do Juruena State Park is in the Amazon biome. Vegetation is about 45% dense rain forest and more than 18% contact between savanna and seasonal forest.[4]