Machadinho d'Oeste
| Machadinho d'Oeste | ||
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| Motto: Machadinho d'Oeste a cidade que cresce! | ||
 within Rondonia State |
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| Coordinates: 9°25′31″S 61°59′51″W / 9.42528°S 61.99750°WCoordinates: 9°25′31″S 61°59′51″W / 9.42528°S 61.99750°W | ||
| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Rondonia | |
| Municipality | Machadinho d'Oeste | |
| Government | ||
| • Prefect | Mario Alves (PV) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8,509.274 km2 (3,285.449 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 31,135 | |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | machadinhense-d'oeste | |
| Time zone | UTC-4 | |
Machadinho d'Oeste is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 28,649 (2005) and its area is 8,509 km².
The municipality contains part of the 346,861 hectares (857,110 acres) Jaru Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1984. It also contains 13% of the Campos Amazônicos National Park, a 961,318 hectares (2,375,470 acres) protected area created in 2006 that protects an unusual enclave of cerrado vegetation in the Amazon rainforest.
The municipality contains 78% of the Angelim Extractive Reserve and 79% of the Ipê Extractive Reserve. It also contains the Castanheira, Freijó, Garrote, Itaúba, Jatobá, Maracatiara, Massaranduba, Mogno, Piquiá, Roxinho and Sucupira extractive reserves.
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