Mâncio Lima

Coordinates: 07°36′50″S 72°53′45″W / 7.61389°S 72.89583°W / -7.61389; -72.89583

Mâncio Lima

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Location of municipality in Acre State
Mâncio Lima

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 07°36′50″S 72°53′45″W / 7.61389°S 72.89583°W / -7.61389; -72.89583
Country Brazil
State Acre
Area
  Total 1,804 sq mi (4,672 km2)
Population (2007)
  Total 13 785

Mâncio Lima is the westernmost municipality of Brazil and it is located in the state of Acre. It is also the northernmost city of that state. Its population is 13,785 and its area is 4,672 km². Its counterparts in the North, South and East are respectively Uiramutã, state of Roraima; Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul; and João Pessoa, Paraíba.

The municipality contains 32% of the 846,633 hectares (2,092,080 acres) Serra do Divisor National Park, created in 1989.[1]

References

  1. PARNA da Serra do Divisor (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-08

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