Rio Preto da Eva

For the river, see Preto da Eva River.
Rio Preto da Eva
Municipality

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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Rio Preto da Eva

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 2°41′56″S 59°42′0″W / 2.69889°S 59.70000°W / -2.69889; -59.70000Coordinates: 2°41′56″S 59°42′0″W / 2.69889°S 59.70000°W / -2.69889; -59.70000
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Amazonas
Time zone BRT (UTC−4)
 • Summer (DST) DST no longer used (UTC−4)

Rio Preto da Eva (Black River of Eve in Portuguese) is a municipality located just east of Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 24,283 (2005) and its area is 5,813 square kilometres (2,244 sq mi).[1]

The municipality contains most of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1985.[2] The municipality contains the 27,342 hectares (67,560 acres) Rio Urubu State Forest, created in 2003.[3]

References

  1. ↑ IBGE -
  2. ↑ ARIE Proj. Dinâmica B. de Fragmentos Florestais (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-18
  3. ↑ FES do Rio Urubu (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-20
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