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For the plant genus, see Aripuana. Not to be confused with Novo Aripuanã. Municipality in Center-West, Brazil
Aripuanã
Municipality
Flag of AripuanãFlagOfficial seal of AripuanãSeal
Location in Mato GrossoLocation in Mato Grosso
Country Brazil
RegionCenter-West
StateMato Grosso
MesoregionNorte Mato-Grossense
Established1943
Area
 • Total96.714 sq mi (250.489 km)
Elevation344 ft (105 m)
Population
 • Total22,714
 • Density190/sq mi (74/km)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Aripuanã is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. It is located on the banks of the Aripuanã River.

The city is served by Aripuanã Airport.

The municipality contains the 8,517 hectares (21,050 acres) Rio Flor do Prado Ecological Station, a fully protected environmental unit created in 2003. It also holds part of the 164,224 hectares (405,810 acres) Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use unit created in 1996.

References

  1. IBGE (10 Oct 2002). "Área territorial oficial" (in Spanish). Resolução da Presidência do IBGE de n° 5 (R.PR-5/02). Retrieved 5 Dec 2010.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. Blairo Borges Maggi (9 December 2003), Decreto 2.124 de 09 de Dezembro de 2003 (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 2016-08-21, retrieved 2016-06-05
  4. RESEX Guariba-Roosevelt (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-07
Municipalities of Mato Grosso
Capital: Cuiabá
Centro-Sul Mato-Grossense
Alto Pantanal
Alto Paraguai
Cuiabá
Rosario Oeste
Nordeste Mato-Grossense
Canarana
Medio Araguaia
Norte Araguaia
Norte Mato-Grossense
Alta Floresta
Alto Teles Pires
Arinos
Aripuanã
Colíder
Paranatinga
Parecis
Sinop
Sudeste Mato-Grossense
Alto Araguaia
Primavera do Leste
Rondonópolis
Tesouro
Sudoeste Mato-Grossense
Alto Guaporé
Jauru
Tangará da Serra

10°10′01″S 59°27′32″W / 10.16694°S 59.45889°W / -10.16694; -59.45889

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