Rorainópolis, Roraima, Northern Region, Brazil
🇧🇷 Rorainópolis (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoɾɐjˈnɔpuʎis]) is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its area is 33,594 km². The municipality is crossed by the equator.
History In the 1970s, the regional headquarters of INCRA were established in Rorainópolis along the BR-174 highway. INCRA started to distribute land which attracted settlers from all of Brazil. In 1988, the name was changed from Vila do Incra to Rorainópolis. In 1995, Rorainópolis became an independent municipality, and has become the second most populous of the state of Roraima. The State University of Roraima operates a campus at Roraima.
Nature The Anauá National Forest is a 259,400 hectares (641,000 acres) national forest in Rorainópolis. It is a protected area with sustainable use of natural resources established in 2005. The Baixo Rio Branco-Jauaperi Extractive Reserve is a 581,173 hectares (1,436,110 acres) protected area which has a shared use agreement with Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory. It has been established in 2018.
The nature in Rorainópolis is under threat from palm oil plantations. Palmaplan has as of 2021, bought 30,000 hectares of land. The cattle ranchers are eager to sell their land, and deforest new areas.
Villages • Santa Maria do Boiaçu.
Boa Vista Time
Rorainópolis has a population of over 32,647 people. Rorainópolis also forms the centre of the wider Rorainópolis District which has a population of over 59,476 people. It is also a part of the larger Rorainópolis-Caracaraí Region.
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🇮🇩 Tanjungpinang 0.919
🇮🇩 Tanjung Pinang 0.919
🇮🇩 Singkawang 0.9
🇮🇩 Siak Sri Indrapura 0.783
🇦🇷 Villa Constitución -60.333
🇦🇷 San Nicolás de los Arroyos -60.217
🇵🇾 Filadelfia -60.017
🇦🇷 Reconquista -59.933
Locations Near: Rorainópolis -60.4167,0.933333
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🇧🇷 Manaus -60.051,-3.11 d: 451.4
🇧🇷 Manacapuru -60.617,-3.283 d: 469.4
🇧🇷 Itacoatiara -58.444,-3.143 d: 503.5
🇧🇷 Parintins -56.734,-2.627 d: 569.5
🇧🇷 Oriximiná -55.85,-1.75 d: 588.9
🇧🇷 Óbidos -55.517,-1.9 d: 629.3
🇬🇾 New Amsterdam -57.517,6.25 d: 673.1
🇬🇾 Georgetown -58.155,6.805 d: 699.4
Antipodal to: Rorainópolis 119.583,-0.933
🇮🇩 Palu 119.85,-0.883 d: 19984.9
🇮🇩 Mamuju 118.9,-2.683 d: 19806.2
🇮🇩 Samarinda 117.145,-0.496 d: 19739.6
🇮🇩 Sangatta 117.58,0.563 d: 19737
🇮🇩 Marisa 121.933,0.45 d: 19711.9
🇮🇩 Balikpapan 116.823,-1.278 d: 19705.8
🇮🇩 Pinrang 119.633,-3.783 d: 19698.1
🇮🇩 Pangkajene Sidenreng 119.783,-3.917 d: 19682.6