Mundurucu Indigenous Territory

Mundurucu Indigenous Territory
Terra Indígena Mundurucu
Waro Apompu: Munduruku village on the Cururu River
Nearest city	Jacareacanga, Pará
Coordinates	7°13′53″S 57°39′55″W / 7.231404°S 57.665269°W / -7.231404; -57.665269Coordinates: 7°13′53″S 57°39′55″W / 7.231404°S 57.665269°W / -7.231404; -57.665269
Area	2,382,000 ha (9,200 sq mi)
Designation	Indigenous territory
Created	26 February 2004

The Mundurucu Indigenous Territory (Portuguese: Terra Indígena Mundurucu) is an indigenous territory in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is occupied by the Apiacá and Munduruku people. A proposed dam on the Tapajós river is on hold since it would flood part of the territory, and the constitution does not allow projects that would force relocation of indigenous people.

The Mundurucu Indigenous Territory (TI) is divided between the municipalities of Itaituba and Jacareacanga, Para. It has an area of 2,382,000 hectares (5,890,000 acres). The territory adjoins the Sai Cinza Indigenous Territory to the north and the Kayabi Indigenous Territory to the south. The Tapajós river and its tributary the Teles Pires define the north and west boundary of the territory. To the east it adjoins the Crepori National Forest and the Rio Novo National Park.

The TI lies entirely in the Tapajós river basin, in the Amazon biome. Vegetation includes dense rainforest (17.27%), open rainforest (24.28%), savanna-rainforest contact (37.51%), savanna-seasonal forest contact (14.60%), as well as small area of rainforest-seasonal forest contact, savanna-pioneer formation contact, seasonal deciduous forest and savanna. The people of the territory define regions in terms of rivers. The main ones are the Teles Pires River, Anipiri River, Tapajós River, Cururu River, Igarapé Wareri, Igarapé Parawadukti, Cadiriri River, Cabitutu River, das Tropas River, Kaburuá River, Igarapé Preto and Igarapé Maçaranduba.

The Mundurucu Indigenous Territory was officially recognized by decree of 26 February 2004. The reservoir of the proposed Chacorão Dam on the Tapajós river would affect the Munduruku, Kayabí and Apiacá indigenous people. It would flood 18,700 hectares (46,000 acres) of the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. As of 2010 Eletronorte had not applied for registration with the National Electricity Agency to start feasibility studies for the Chacorão hydroelectric power plant. A spokesman said that without a decree to regulate the constitution there was no way to undertake projects in indigenous territories.