Capixaba, Acre

Capixaba (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapiˈʃabɐ]) is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 12,008 and its area is 1,713 km².

Capixaba
Edmundo Pinto Avenue - Capixaba
Location of municipality in Acre State
Capixaba
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°34′22″S 67°40′33″W
Country Brazil
StateAcre
Government
 • MayorJosé Augusto Gomes da Cunha (PP)
Area
 • Total661 sq mi (1,713 km2)
Population
 (2020 est)
 • Total12,008

The municipality contains part of the 931,537 hectares (2,301,880 acres) Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990.[1]

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Chico Mendes (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 4 June 2016


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