Candeias do Jamari | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 8°47′31″S 63°41′49″W / 8.792°S 63.697°WCoordinates: 8°47′31″S 63°41′49″W / 8.792°S 63.697°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Rondônia |
Municipality | Candeias do Jamari |
Candeias do Jamari is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 16,700 (2005) and its area is 6,844 km2 (2,642 sq mi).
The municipality contains 76% of the fully protected 71,161 hectares (175,840 acres) Samuel Ecological Station. It also contains part of the 221,218 hectares (546,640 acres) Jacundá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit.