08°09′39″S 70°45′57″W / 8.16083°S 70.76583°W / -8.16083; -70.76583
Municipality in North, Brazil
Tarauacá (Portuguese pronunciation: [taɾɐwaˈka]) is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 43,151 people[2] and has an area 20,171 square kilometers (7,788 sq mi).[2]
Geography
The municipality contains 38% of the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.[3]
It contains the 216,062 hectares (533,900 acres) Rio Gregório State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2004.[4]
It also contains the 143,897 hectares (355,580 acres) Mogno State Forest and the 126,360 hectares (312,200 acres) Rio Liberdade State Forest, two other sustainable use units created on the same date.[5][6]
Climate
| Climate data for Tarauaca, Acre, Brazil (1981–2010, extremes 1969–present)
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| Month
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Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
35.9
(96.6)
|
35.7
(96.3)
|
36.6
(97.9)
|
34.8
(94.6)
|
35.2
(95.4)
|
38.1
(100.6)
|
37.2
(99.0)
|
39.7
(103.5)
|
37.9
(100.2)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
36.5
(97.7)
|
39.7
(103.5)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
31.5
(88.7)
|
30.9
(87.6)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
31.8
(89.2)
|
32.9
(91.2)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
31.8
(89.2)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
25.2
(77.4)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
26.4
(79.5)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
22.4
(72.3)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
20.8
(69.4)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
11.8
(53.2)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
9.7
(49.5)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
17.8
(64.0)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
281.7
(11.09)
|
257.6
(10.14)
|
326.8
(12.87)
|
200.9
(7.91)
|
135.9
(5.35)
|
60.9
(2.40)
|
48.7
(1.92)
|
62.5
(2.46)
|
112.0
(4.41)
|
193.1
(7.60)
|
262.3
(10.33)
|
270.5
(10.65)
|
2,212.9
(87.12)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
19
|
17
|
19
|
15
|
13
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
14
|
15
|
19
|
157
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
87.1
|
87.5
|
88.0
|
86.7
|
86.2
|
85.5
|
82.4
|
80.0
|
80.4
|
83.7
|
86.1
|
87.0
|
85.1
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
104.2
|
87.3
|
96.9
|
122.6
|
141.8
|
155.5
|
204.6
|
187.0
|
163.3
|
159.2
|
129.1
|
104.7
|
1,656.2
|
| Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[7]
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| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[8]
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Economy
In 2017, Tarauacá had per capita GDP of 11.763,89 R$, total revenue of 71.657.950 R$, and total expenses of 63.519.410 R$.[1]
Transportation
Tarauacá is served by José Galera dos Santos Airport. It is a small airport.
References
