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Amajari

Coordinates: 03°39′07″N 61°22′15″W / 3.65194°N 61.37083°W / 3.65194; -61.37083
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Amajari
Municipality
The Municipality of Amajari
Cachoeira do Paiva
Cachoeira do Paiva
Flag of Amajari
Flag
Official seal of Amajari
Seal
Location of Amajari in the State of Roraima
Location of Amajari in the State of Roraima
Coordinates: 03°39′07″N 61°22′15″W / 3.65194°N 61.37083°W / 3.65194; -61.37083
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Roraima
FoundedOctober 17, 1995
Government
 • MayorVera Lúcia (PSC)
Area
 • Total28,472 km2 (10,993 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total7,980
 • Density0.21/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-4
HDI (2000)0.654 – medium[2]
Websitewww.amajari.rr.gov.br

Amajari is a municipality located in the northwest of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 7,980 and its area is 28,472 km². It is the westernmost municipality in Roraima.

The municipality of Amajari is a region of 8 indigenous segments with a total of 19 indigenous communities living there. The present ethnic groups are the Macuxi, Wapichana, Sapará and Taurepang people. The 8 indigenous segments: TI Araçá, TI Ouro, TI Anaro, TI Ponta da Serra, TI Aningal, TI Garagem, TI Santa Inês and TI Ananás. The indigenous communities that are located in the region are: Araçá, Mutamba, Mangueira, Três Corações, Guariba, Anaro, Ponta da Serra, Urucuri, Juraci, Nova União, Ouro, San Francisco, Cajueiro, Garagem, Ananás, Leão de Ouro, Santa Inês, Aningal and Vida Nova.

Main townships

The following is a list of the main populated places within the municipality and their population according to the census of 2010.[3]

  • 1,219 inhabitants - Vila Brasil
  • 116 inhabitants - Vila Tepequém
  • 587 inhabitants - Vila Três Corações
  • 693 inhabitants - Vila do Trairão

References

  1. ^ 2008 IBGE statistics
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/ bestatistica/populacao/censo2010/default.shtm Dados com base em levantamentos utilizando os resultados do Censo 2010 do IBGE. Accessed at 7 fev 2012.


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