Rio Negro State Park North Section
| Rio Negro State Park North Section | |
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| Parque Estadual do Rio Negro Setor Norte | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Nearest city | Novo Airão, Amazonas |
| Coordinates | 2°08′49″S 61°25′43″W / 2.147047°S 61.428676°WCoordinates: 2°08′49″S 61°25′43″W / 2.147047°S 61.428676°W |
| Area | 146,028 hectares (360,840 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 2 April 1995 |
| Administrator | Centro Estadual de Unidades de Conservação do Amazonas |
The Rio Negro State Park North Section (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Rio Negro Setor Norte) is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of Amazon rainforest to the west of the Rio Negro.
The Rio Negro State Park North Section is in the municipality of Novo Airão in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of 146,028 hectares (360,840 acres) and a perimeter of 237.15 kilometres (147.36 mi). It is 167 kilometres (104 mi) from Manaus, and is accessed by boat from the Rio Negro.
To the northeast the state park is bounded by the right bank of the Rio Negro. The state park adjoins the Jaú National Park along its north west boundary. Most of this boundary follows the Carabinani River, which flows north east to enter the Jaú River a few kilometres before that river enters the Rio Negro. The state park adjoins the Rio Negro Right Bank Environmental Protection Area along its south east boundary, which is formed by the Puduari River. The terrain rises to a maximum elevation of 108 metres (354 ft) in the watershed in the centre of the park.
The region in which the Rio Negro State Park North Section lies has a humid tropical climate with average monthly temperatures no lower than 18 °C (64 °F). Monthly rainfall is highest in April, at an average of around 400 millimetres (16 in) and lowest in August with about 150 millimetres (5.9 in). The park includes open igapó forest, higher terra firma forest areas and campinarana forests. 13% is open rainforest and 87% dense rainforest.Euterpe catinga and Bactris species are found in the campinarana. The economically useful Mezilaurus itauba and Heteropsis flexuosa are found in the terra firma forest.
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