Amajari

Municipality in North, Brazil

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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; -61.37083Country

BrazilRegionNorthState

RoraimaFounded17 October 1995Government

• MayorVera Lúcia (PSC)Area

• Total28,472 km² (10,993 sq mi)Elevation

100 m (300 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total13,185 • Density0.21/km² (0.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)HDI (2000)0.654 – medium^[2]Websiteamajari.rr.gov.br

Amajari (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐmaʒaˈɾi]) is a municipality located in the northwest of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 13,185 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

Notable people

Suely Campos (1953), politician and former governor of Roraima^[4]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (16 November 2011). "Sinopse por setores". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "Maria Sueli Silva Campos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.