Tarauacá

08°09′39″S 70°45′57″W

Tarauacá
Municipality
Panoramic view of Downtown Tarauacá and Tarauacá River, Acre
Flag Seal
Location of municipality in Acre State
Tarauacá Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°09′39″S 70°45′57″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Acre
Demonym	tarauacaense
Founded	January 1, 1907
Government
• Mayor	Marilete Vitorino (SDP)
Area
• Total	6,005.213 sq mi (15,553.430 km2)
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population  (2020 est [1])
• Total	43,151
• Density	4.6/sq mi (1.76/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (ACT)
Postal code	69970
Area code	+55 (68)

Tarauacá (Portuguese pronunciation: [taɾɐwaˈka]) is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 43,151 people^[2] and has an area 20,171 square kilometers (7,788 sq mi).^[2]

Geography

The municipality contains 38% of the Alto Tarauacá Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.^[3] It contains the 216,062 hectares (533,900 acres) Rio Gregório State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2004.^[4] It also contains the 143,897 hectares (355,580 acres) Mogno State Forest and the 126,360 hectares (312,200 acres) Rio Liberdade State Forest, two other sustainable use units created on the same date.^[5][6]

Climate

Climate data for Tarauaca, Acre, Brazil (1981–2010, extremes 1969–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.0 (96.8)	35.9 (96.6)	35.7 (96.3)	36.6 (97.9)	34.8 (94.6)	35.2 (95.4)	38.1 (100.6)	37.2 (99.0)	39.7 (103.5)	37.9 (100.2)	36.5 (97.7)	36.5 (97.7)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.1 (88.0)	31.1 (88.0)	31.3 (88.3)	31.5 (88.7)	30.9 (87.6)	30.8 (87.4)	31.8 (89.2)	32.9 (91.2)	33.2 (91.8)	32.6 (90.7)	31.8 (89.2)	31.3 (88.3)	31.7 (89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.8 (78.4)	25.9 (78.6)	26.0 (78.8)	25.8 (78.4)	25.2 (77.4)	24.7 (76.5)	24.6 (76.3)	25.5 (77.9)	26.0 (78.8)	26.4 (79.5)	26.1 (79.0)	25.9 (78.6)	25.7 (78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	22.4 (72.3)	22.5 (72.5)	22.2 (72.0)	21.2 (70.2)	20.0 (68.0)	19.1 (66.4)	19.5 (67.1)	20.8 (69.4)	22.0 (71.6)	22.2 (72.0)	22.5 (72.5)	21.4 (70.5)
Record low °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	17.2 (63.0)	16.6 (61.9)	14.0 (57.2)	13.5 (56.3)	10.2 (50.4)	6.5 (43.7)	9.7 (49.5)	10.0 (50.0)	2.2 (36.0)	2.4 (36.3)	17.8 (64.0)	2.2 (36.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	281.7 (11.09)	257.6 (10.14)	326.8 (12.87)	200.9 (7.91)	135.9 (5.35)	60.9 (2.40)	48.7 (1.92)	62.5 (2.46)	112.0 (4.41)	193.1 (7.60)	262.3 (10.33)	270.5 (10.65)	2,212.9 (87.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	19	17	19	15	13	7	5	6	8	14	15	19	157
Average relative humidity (%)	87.1	87.5	88.0	86.7	86.2	85.5	82.4	80.0	80.4	83.7	86.1	87.0	85.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	104.2	87.3	96.9	122.6	141.8	155.5	204.6	187.0	163.3	159.2	129.1	104.7	1,656.2
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[7]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[8]

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$.^[1]

Transportation

Tarauacá is served by José Galera dos Santos Airport. It is a small airport.