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15-756: The Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) covers 2,350,000 hectares (5,800,000 acres) in the north-central part of Amazonas. It covers parts of the municipalities of Maraã , Codajás , Barcelos and Coari . It partly overlaps with the Jaú National Park to its east. To the north the RDS adjoins the Rio Unini Extractive Reserve . To the west it is bounded by the Japurá River and the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve on

30-521: A larger World Heritage Site. The park became part of the Lower Rio Negro Mosaic , created in 2010. Vegetation is mostly tall terra firma forest with areas of white water várzea and black water igapó flooded forest, and small areas of white sand forest or campinarana . The reserve experiences seasonal flooding around the perimeter of the Amanã lake, but the flooded forest area is small compared to

45-725: The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program . Jaú National Park was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2000. It became part of the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor , established in 2002. In 2003 the property was expanded by the addition of the Anavilhanas National Park , Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve and Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve to form the Central Amazon Conservation Complex,

60-727: The Arapaima fish. During the dry season the lake is home to relatively large populations of manatee. During the wet season the manatee migrate to várzea regions, mainly to Mamirauá. The undulated tinamou (Crypturellus undulatus)) follows the same pattern of migration. Primates found in the reserve include the mottle-faced tamarin (Saguinus inustus), squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus), tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella), white-fronted capuchin (Cebus albifrons), collared titi (Callicebus torquatus), Venezuelan red howler (Alouatta seniculus), golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus) and Spix's night monkey (Aotus vociferans). The reserve

75-481: The states , as well as those of the municipalities, thus simultaneously assuming all the obligations arising from them. The 1988 Brazilian Constitution treats the municipalities as parts of the Federation and not simply dependent subdivisions of the states. Each municipality has an autonomous local government, comprising a mayor ( prefeito ) and a legislative body called municipal chamber ( câmara municipal ). Both

90-460: The 2,378,410 hectares (5,877,200 acres) Jaú National Park. The three form one of the largest contiguous areas of protected forest in the world. The Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve was created by decree 19.021 of 4 August 1998, and is administered by the Mamirauá Institute of Sustainable Development (Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá). The conservation unit is supported by

105-623: The 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities (e.g. Amazonas is divided into only 62 municipalities), and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated cities or towns that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on

120-428: The areas of terra firma. In the lake region the change in water level is 9 to 10 metres (30 to 33 ft). The reserve is home to various rare or endangered species including the golden-backed uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus), Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), bush dog (Speothos venaticus), short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) and

135-464: The first tour agency in the region. This article about a location in the Brazilian state of Amazonas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Municipalities of Brazil Recent elections The municipalities of Brazil ( Portuguese : municípios do Brasil ) are administrative divisions of the Brazilian states . Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given

150-488: The local government and the legislative body are directly elected by the population every four years. These elections take place at the same time all over the country; the last municipal elections were held on 15 November 2020. Each municipality has the constitutional power to approve its own laws, as well as collecting taxes and receiving funds from the state and federal governments. However, municipal governments have no judicial power per se , and courts are only organised at

165-550: The other hand, are divided into many small municipalities (e.g. Minas Gerais ), and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation. The Federal District cannot be divided into municipalities , which is why its territory is composed of several administrative regions . These regions are directly managed by the government of the Federal District, which exercises constitutional and legal powers that are equivalent to those of

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180-612: The other side of the river. The reserve is in the area of the middle course of the Solimões River , near the point where it is joined by the Japurá River, and is about 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of Manaus . It contains Amanã Lake , 45 by 3 kilometres (28.0 by 1.9 mi), the largest lake in the Amazon region. The reserve connects the 1,124,000 hectares (2,780,000 acres) Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve to its south west with

195-615: The reserve. The people manage the reserve and engage in agriculture, hunting, fishing and logging. Mara%C3%A3 Maraã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas . Its population was 18,261 (2020) and its area is 16,910 km². Together with the municipality Japurá it forms the microregion Japurá. The municipality contains part of the Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve . In 2018, Amazon Deep Jungle Tours started operating in Maraã as

210-834: The state or federal level. A subdivision of the state judiciary, or comarca , can either correspond to an individual municipality or encompass several municipalities. The seat of the municipal administration is a nominated city ( cidade ), with no specification in the law about the minimum population, area or facilities. The city always has the same name as the municipality, as they are not treated as distinct entities. Municipalities can be subdivided, only for administrative purposes, into districts (normally, new municipalities are formed from these districts). Other populated sites are villages, but with no legal effect or regulation. Almost all municipalities are subdivided into neighbourhoods ( bairros ), although most municipalities do not officially define their neighbourhood limits (usually small cities in

225-409: Was formed after the successful implementation of the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve , and was fully supported by the local people. They already recognized the importance of preserving the vegetation and animals that they depend upon for their livelihood. As of 2011 the reserve had a human population of 3,860 people in 648 households living in 80 locations in the reserve and six locations around

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