Aripuanã

For the plant genus, see Aripuana.

Not to be confused with Novo Aripuanã.

Aripuanã is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil. It is located on the banks of the Aripuanã River.

Aripuanã
Municipality
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Location in Mato Grosso
Country	Brazil
Region	Center-West
State	Mato Grosso
Mesoregion	Norte Mato-Grossense
Established	1943
Area [1]
• Total	96.714 sq mi (250.489 km2)
Elevation	344 ft (105 m)
Population  (2020 [2])
• Total	22,714
• Density	190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

The city is served by Aripuanã Airport.

The municipality contains the 8,517 hectares (21,050 acres) Rio Flor do Prado Ecological Station, a fully protected environmental unit created in 2003.^[3] It also holds part of the 164,224 hectares (405,810 acres) Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use unit created in 1996.^[4]