Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve

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NearestcityBorba, Amazonas
Coordinates4°53′40″S 60°36′30″W / 4.89454°S 60.60824°W / -4.89454; -60.60824
Area179,083 hectares (442,520 acres)
Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve
Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Matupiri
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve
Map showing the location of Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve
Nearest cityBorba, Amazonas
Coordinates4°53′40″S 60°36′30″W / 4.89454°S 60.60824°W / -4.89454; -60.60824
Area179,083 hectares (442,520 acres)
DesignationSustainable development reserve
Created27 March 2009
AdministratorSecretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas

The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Matupiri) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Conservation units in the Purus-Madeira interfluvial.
17. Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve

The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve is in the municipality of Borba, Amazonas. It has an area of 179,083 hectares (442,520 acres).[1] The reserve is in the basin of the Madeira River.[2] The Cunhã-Sapucaia Indigenous Territory adjoins the reserve to the north. To the east it adjoins the Matupiri State Park. To the south it adjoins the Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve.[3] The Matupiri River crosses the western portion of the reserve from southwest to northeast and then forms part of the boundary between the reserve and the Cunhã-Sapucaia Indigenous Territory.[3]

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