Novo Aripuanã

Novo Aripuanã
Municipality
The confluence of the Madeira River (brown) and Aripuanã River (dark) near Novo Aripuanã.
Amazonas state with Novo Aripuanã municipality in red
Coordinates: 5°07′17″S 60°22′50″W / 5.12139°S 60.38056°W / -5.12139; -60.38056Coordinates: 5°07′17″S 60°22′50″W / 5.12139°S 60.38056°W / -5.12139; -60.38056
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Area
• Total	41,191 km2 (15,904 sq mi)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	20,441
Time zone	UTC-4 (UTC-4)

Novo Aripuanã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

The region was originally inhabited by the Toras, Barés, Muras, Urupás, Araras and other indigenous peoples. The first records of European penetration to the Madeira River are from 1637, when Pedro Teixeira travelled from Belém to Quito in Ecuador. The municipality of Novo Aripuanã was created by state law 96 of 19 December 1955 from parts of the municipalities of Borba and Manicoré. It contained the district of Foz do Aripuanã with the sub-districts of Alvorada, Manicorezinho and Itapinima, and the district of Sumaúma with the sub-districts of Alvorada, Manicorezinho and Itapinima. The town of Foz do Aripuanã was elevated to the status of a city, named Novo Aripuanã. The first prefect of the municipality, Wilson Paula de Sá, took office on 10 February 1956.

Novo Aripuanã has an area of 41.191 square kilometres (15.904 sq mi). The population as of 2005 was 20,441. The seat of the municipality is located where the Aripuanã River merges into the Madeira River.

The municipality contains 8% of the 2,467,244 hectares (6,096,690 acres) Apuí Mosaic, a jointly-managed collection of conservation units. It contains the 83,381 hectares (206,040 acres) Manicoré State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. It contains 39% of the 283,117 hectares (699,600 acres) Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006. It contains the 589,611 hectares (1,456,960 acres) Juma Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006 to support sustainable extraction of forest resources by the traditional population. It contains 67% 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. It contains the 72,296 hectares (178,650 acres) Guariba State Park, created in 2005. It contains 28% of the 150,465 hectares (371,810 acres) Guariba Extractive Reserve, also created in 2005.