Santa Isabel do Rio Negro

Coordinates: 0°24′50″S 65°1′8″W / 0.41389°S 65.01889°W / -0.41389; -65.01889
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Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Pico da Neblina background covered by clouds, the highest point in Brazil located in the municipality, bordering Venezuela.
Pico da Neblina background covered by clouds, the highest point in Brazil located in the municipality, bordering Venezuela.
Flag of Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Official seal of Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro is located in Brazil
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 0°24′50″S 65°1′8″W / 0.41389°S 65.01889°W / -0.41389; -65.01889
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Area
 • Total62,846 km2 (24,265 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total25,865
 • Density0.29/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (Saint Isabel of Black River) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 25,865 (2020)[1] and its area is 62,846 square kilometres (24,265 sq mi).[2] Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil at 2,994 metres (9,822 feet), is located in the municipality. The Municipality was formerly called Tapuruquara.

Geography[edit]

Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil at 2,994 metres (9,822 feet), is located in the municipality. However, the peak is 180 kilometres (110 mi) in a straight line from the urban seat of the municipality, inaccessible except through the Amazon rainforest, and in both a national park and a Yanomami reservation under federal control and with restricted access.

The municipality also contains part of the Amazonas National Forest.[3]

Transportation[edit]

The city is served by Tapuruquara Airport.

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE - [1]
  3. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional do Amazonas (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-19