Borba, Amazonas

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Borba
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 4°23′16″S59°35′38″W / 4.38778°S 59.59389°W / -4.38778; -59.59389
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region North
State Amazonas
Area
 • Total44,251 km2 (17,085 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total41,748
Time zone UTC−4 (AMT)

Borba is a municipality in the state of Amazonas in northern Brazil.

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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 hectares (699,600 acres) Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006. [3] It contains about 10% of the 513,747 hectares (1,269,500 acres) Matupiri State Park, created in 2009 along the Matupiri River. [4] It fully contains the 179,083 hectares (442,520 acres) Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2009. [5] It contain 21% of the 397,557 hectares (982,380 acres) Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2009. [6] Borba also contains about 60% of the 896,411 hectares (2,215,080 acres) 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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References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2020
  2. ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ RDS do Rio Madeira (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-01
  4. ↑ PES do Matupiri (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-01
  5. ↑ RDS do Matupiri (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-01
  6. ↑ RDS Igapó-Açu (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-02
  7. ↑ PARNA do Acari (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12


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