Borba, Amazonas, Northern Region, Brazil
🇧🇷 Borba is a municipality in the state of Amazonas in northern Brazil.
Geography Borba is located on the banks of the Madeira River around 150 km (93 mi) south of Manaus. Its area is 44,251 km². The city is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Borba.
The municipality contains 46% of the 283,117 hectares (699,600 acres) Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006. It contains about 10% of the 513,747 hectares (1,269,500 acres) Matupiri State Park, created in 2009 along the Matupiri River. It fully contains the 179,083 hectares (442,520 acres) Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2009. It contain 21% of the 397,557 hectares (982,380 acres) Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2009. Borba also contains about 60% of the 896,411 hectares (2,215,080 acres) Acari National Park created by president Dilma Rousseff in 2016 in the last week before her provisional removal from office.
History Founded in 1728 as the Jesuit mission Aldea Trocano by Portuguese Padre João Sampaio. In 1755, it became the first vila (Portuguese town) in what was then the new captaincy of Rio Negro, named Borba.
Economy The economy of Borba depends largely on fishing, agriculture, and extractive activities like rubber extraction and cocoa harvesting.
The city is served by Borba Airport.
Manaus Time
Borba has a population of over 41,750 people. Borba also forms part of the wider Sul Region which has a population of over 240,055 people. Borba is situated 332 km south of Manaus.
🇨🇬 Brazzaville -4.259
🇨🇬 Pointe-Noire -4.795
🇧🇷 Açailândia -4.933
🇦🇷 Resistencia -58.983
🇦🇷 Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña -58.983
🇦🇷 General Rodriguez -58.95
🇦🇷 Corrientes -58.817
🇧🇧 Bridgetown -59.616
🇦🇷 Reconquista -59.933
🇵🇾 Filadelfia -60.017
🇦🇷 San Nicolás de los Arroyos -60.217
Locations Near: Borba -59.5947,-4.39347
🇧🇷 Manaus -60.051,-3.11 d: 151.5
🇧🇷 Itacoatiara -58.444,-3.143 d: 188.8
🇧🇷 Manicoré -61.28,-5.816 d: 244.7
🇧🇷 Parintins -56.734,-2.627 d: 373.3
🇧🇷 Itaituba -55.986,-4.272 d: 400.4
🇧🇷 Humaitá -63.017,-7.5 d: 512.4
🇧🇷 Santarém -54.717,-2.417 d: 584.3
🇧🇷 Porto Velho -63.86,-8.766 d: 677
Antipodal to: Borba 120.405,4.393
🇲🇾 Tawau 117.883,4.25 d: 19735
🇲🇾 Sandakan 118.113,5.843 d: 19714.4
🇵🇭 Isabela 121.97,6.7 d: 19705.6
🇵🇭 Lamitan 122.137,6.659 d: 19698.6
🇮🇩 Tarakan 117.633,3.3 d: 19684.4
🇵🇭 Zamboanga City 122.074,6.905 d: 19680.3
🇵🇭 Zamboanga 122.074,6.905 d: 19680.3