Rurópolis | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Para |
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Country | Brazil |
Region | Northern |
State | Pará |
Mesoregion | Sudoeste Paraense |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Rurópolis is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.
The municipality contains part of the Trairão National Forest, in which logging is permitted subject to a management plan. It also holds part of the Tapajós National Forest, a 549,067 hectares (1,356,770 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1974.
Coordinates: 4°05′45″S 54°54′36″W / 4.09583°S 54.91°W