São Sebastião do Uatumã

São Sebastião do Uatumã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 14,352 (2020) and its area is 10,741 km2.[2]

São Sebastião do Uatumã
Flag of São Sebastião do Uatumã
Official seal of São Sebastião do Uatumã
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Coordinates: 2°34′19″S 57°52′15″W / 2.57194°S 57.87083°W / -2.57194; -57.87083
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total14,352
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

Geography edit

The municipality contains part of the 938,720 hectares (2,319,600 acres) Uatumã Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2002.[3] It contains about 60% of the 424,430 hectares (1,048,800 acres) Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, which protects the lower part of the Uatumã River basin.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE - [1]
  3. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Uatumã (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-18
  4. ^ RDS do Uatumã (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-25