Beruri | |
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Municipality | |
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas |
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Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 3°53′54″S 61°22′23″W / 3.89833°S 61.37306°WCoordinates: 3°53′54″S 61°22′23″W / 3.89833°S 61.37306°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amazonas |
Time zone | BRT (UTC−4) |
• Summer (DST) | DST no longer used (UTC−4) |
Beruri is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 13,220 (2005) and its area is 17,251 km².
The municipality contains 28.17% of the 1,008,167 hectares (2,491,230 acres) Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003. It contains about 6% of the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park, an 812,745 hectares (2,008,340 acres) protected area established in 2008. It contain 57% of the 397,557 hectares (982,380 acres) Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2009.