Amajari

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Amajari

|settlement_type = Municipality

|official_name = The Municipality of Amajari

|nickname =

|motto =

|image_skyline = Cachoeira do Paiva - Tepequém.jpg

|imagesize = 250px

|image_caption = Paiva waterfall

|image_flag = Bandeira_Amajari.jpg

|image_seal = Brasao_Amajari.jpg

|image_map = Roraima Municip Amajari.svg

|mapsize = 250px

|map_caption = Location of Amajari in the State of Roraima

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_type2 = State

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

|subdivision_name1 = North

|subdivision_name2 = Image:Bandeira de Roraima.svg Roraima

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Vera Lúcia (PSC)

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 17 October 1995

|area_magnitude =

|area_total_km2 = 28472

|area_total_sq_mi =

|population_as_of = 2022 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/rr/amajari/panorama IBGE 2022]

|population_note =

|population_total = 13,927

|population_density_km2 = 0.21

|population_density_sq_mi =

|population_urban =

|timezone = AMT

|utc_offset = −4

|timezone_DST =

|utc_offset_DST =

|coordinates = {{coord|03|39|07|N|61|22|15|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 100

|elevation_ft =

|postal_code_type =

|postal_code =

|blank_name = HDI (2000)

|blank_info = 0.654 – medium{{cite web|url=http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20(pelos%20dados%20de%202000).htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm |archivedate=2009-10-03 }} - UNDP

|website = [http://amajari.rr.gov.br amajari.rr.gov.br]

|footnotes =

}}

Amajari ({{IPA|pt|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.censo2010.ibge.gov.br/sinopseporsetores/?nivel=st |title=Sinopse por setores |author=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) |date=16 November 2011 |access-date=7 April 2021}}

  • 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{{cite web|url=http://www.fgv.br/cpdoc/acervo/dicionarios/verbete-biografico/maria-sueli-silva-campos |title=Maria Sueli Silva Campos|access-date=15 April 2021|language=pt}}

References

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