Tarauacá
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Tarauacá
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_skyline = Aerial Tarauacá.jpg
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| image_caption = Panoramic view of Downtown Tarauacá and Tarauacá River, Acre
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| map_caption = Location of municipality in Acre State
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = North
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = File:Bandeira do Acre.svg Acre
| subdivision_type3 = Demonym
| subdivision_name3 = tarauacaense
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Marilete Vitorino (SDP)
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = January 1, 1907
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| population_total = 43,151
| population_density_km2 = 1.76
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| timezone = ACT
| utc_offset = −5
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| elevation_m = 168
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 69970
| area_code = +55 (68)
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Tarauacá ({{IPA|pt|taɾɐwaˈka}}) is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 43,151 people[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/painel/painel.php?codmun=120060 ibge.gov.br] and has an area {{convert|20171|sqkm|sqmi|0|sp=us}}.
Geography
The municipality contains 38% of the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.{{citation|ref={{harvid|RESEX do Alto Tarauacá – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=RESEX do Alto Tarauacá|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/282|accessdate=2016-08-07}}
It contains the {{convert|216062|ha}} Rio Gregório State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2004.{{citation|ref={{harvid|FES do Rio Gregório – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=FES do Rio Gregório|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/5348|accessdate=2016-07-01}}
It also contains the {{convert|143897|ha}} Mogno State Forest and the {{convert|126360|ha}} Rio Liberdade State Forest, two other sustainable use units created on the same date.{{citation|ref={{harvid|FES do Mogno – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=FES do Mogno|publisher=ISA:Instituto Socoambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/4572|accessdate=2016-07-01}}{{citation|ref={{harvid|FES do Rio Liberdade – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=FES do Rio Liberdade|publisher=ISA: Instituto Sociambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/5429|accessdate=2016-07-01}}
=Climate=
{{Weather box
|location = Tarauaca, Acre, Brazil (1981–2010, extremes 1969–present)
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|width = 100%
|Jan record high C = 36.0
|Feb record high C = 35.9
|Mar record high C = 35.7
|Apr record high C = 36.6
|May record high C = 34.8
|Jun record high C = 35.2
|Jul record high C = 38.1
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 39.7
|Oct record high C = 37.9
|Nov record high C = 36.5
|Dec record high C = 36.5
|year record high C = 39.7
|Jan high C = 31.1
|Feb high C = 31.1
|Mar high C = 31.3
|Apr high C = 31.5
|May high C = 30.9
|Jun high C = 30.8
|Jul high C = 31.8
|Aug high C = 32.9
|Sep high C = 33.2
|Oct high C = 32.6
|Nov high C = 31.8
|Dec high C = 31.3
|year high C = 31.7
|Jan mean C = 25.8
|Feb mean C = 25.9
|Mar mean C = 26.0
|Apr mean C = 25.8
|May mean C = 25.2
|Jun mean C = 24.7
|Jul mean C = 24.6
|Aug mean C = 25.5
|Sep mean C = 26.0
|Oct mean C = 26.4
|Nov mean C = 26.1
|Dec mean C = 25.9
|year mean C = 25.7
|Jan low C = 22.5
|Feb low C = 22.4
|Mar low C = 22.5
|Apr low C = 22.2
|May low C = 21.2
|Jun low C = 20.0
|Jul low C = 19.1
|Aug low C = 19.5
|Sep low C = 20.8
|Oct low C = 22.0
|Nov low C = 22.2
|Dec low C = 22.5
|year low C = 21.4
|Jan record low C = 11.8
|Feb record low C = 17.2
|Mar record low C = 16.6
|Apr record low C = 14.0
|May record low C = 13.5
|Jun record low C = 10.2
|Jul record low C = 6.5
|Aug record low C = 9.7
|Sep record low C = 10.0
|Oct record low C = 2.2
|Nov record low C = 2.4
|Dec record low C = 17.8
|year record low C = 2.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 281.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 257.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 326.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 200.9
|May precipitation mm = 135.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 60.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 48.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 62.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 112.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 193.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 262.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 270.5
|year precipitation mm = 2212.9
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 19
|Feb precipitation days = 17
|Mar precipitation days = 19
|Apr precipitation days = 15
|May precipitation days = 13
|Jun precipitation days = 7
|Jul precipitation days = 5
|Aug precipitation days = 6
|Sep precipitation days = 8
|Oct precipitation days = 14
|Nov precipitation days = 15
|Dec precipitation days = 19
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|Jan humidity = 87.1
|Feb humidity = 87.5
|Mar humidity = 88.0
|Apr humidity = 86.7
|May humidity = 86.2
|Jun humidity = 85.5
|Jul humidity = 82.4
|Aug humidity = 80.0
|Sep humidity = 80.4
|Oct humidity = 83.7
|Nov humidity = 86.1
|Dec humidity = 87.0
|year humidity = 85.1
|Jan sun = 104.2
|Feb sun = 87.3
|Mar sun = 96.9
|Apr sun = 122.6
|May sun = 141.8
|Jun sun = 155.5
|Jul sun = 204.6
|Aug sun = 187.0
|Sep sun = 163.3
|Oct sun = 159.2
|Nov sun = 129.1
|Dec sun = 104.7
|year sun = 1656.2
|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia{{cite web
| url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas
| title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = Portuguese
| accessdate = 20 October 2018}}
|source 2 = Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)
{{cite web
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1455-Tarauaca.php
| title = Station Tarauaca
| publisher = Meteo Climat
|language = French
| accessdate = 20 October 2018}}
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Economy
In 2017, Tarauacá had per capita GDP of 11.763,89 R$, total revenue of 71.657.950 R$, and total expenses of 63.519.410 R$.{{cite web |title=Panorama |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ac/tarauaca/panorama |website=cidades.ibge.gov.br |publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113326/https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ac/tarauaca/panorama |archive-date=September 1, 2018 |language=pt-br |url-status=live}}
Transportation
Tarauacá is served by José Galera dos Santos Airport. It is a small airport.
References
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{{Municipalities of Acre}}
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