Guajará-Mirim
| Guajará-Mirim | |
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 Location in Rondônia state |
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 Guajará-Mirim
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| Coordinates: 10°46′58″S 65°20′22″W / 10.78278°S 65.33944°WCoordinates: 10°46′58″S 65°20′22″W / 10.78278°S 65.33944°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | North Region |
| State | Rondônia |
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| • Total | 24,856 km2 (9,597 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 46,632 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT-1 (UTC-4) |
Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 46,632 (2015) and its area is 24,856 km².
Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, just across the Bolivian border town of Guayaramerín. It was once the southern terminus of the Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré (the Madeira-Mamoré Railway), which was inaugurated in 1912. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim.
The municipality contains the 22,540 hectares (55,700 acres) Traçadal Biological Reserve, a strictly protected area that was created in 1990. It contains 2.33% of the 216,568 hectares (535,150 acres) Guajará-Mirim State Park, created in 1990. It contains the 46,438 hectares (114,750 acres) Rio Ouro Preto Biological Reserve, created in 1990. It contains 73.45% of the 204,632 hectares (505,660 acres) Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve, also created in 1990. The municipality contains 47.5% of the 146,400 hectares (362,000 acres) Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve, created in 1995. It contains the 73,818 hectares (182,410 acres) Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.
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