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Caracaraí (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaɾɐkaɾaˈi]) is a municipality located in the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 22,283 and its area is 47,411 square kilometres (18,305 sq mi), making it the largest municipality in Roraima state. Caracaraí is located on the Branco River.

Caracaraí
Municipality
The Municipality of Caracaraí
An avenue in Caracaraí
Flag
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Location of Caracaraí in the State of Roraima
Coordinates: 1.8119°N 61.1384°W / 1.8119; -61.1384
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Roraima
Founded1955
Government
 • MayorSocorro Guerra (PROS)
Area
 • Total47,411 km2 (18,305 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total22,283
 • Density0.47/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (UTC-4)
HDI (2000)0.702 – medium[2]
Websitewww.caracarai.rr.gov.br

Overview


Caracaraí was founded by cattle ranchers from Moura. The town was originally known as Cidade Porto and was the capital of the Rio Branco Territory which was later renamed Roraima.[3]

The word caracaraí means "little hawk", a very common bird in the region.[4] Its territory cuts Roraima's in two and keeps boundaries with both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and Venezuela. It is not the only municipality in the state to do so; Caroebe also borders both the state and the country, and has boundaries with Pará too.

Caracaraí is located near the intersection of the BR-174 and BR-210 highways.[5] Caracaraí became an independent municipality in 1955. Between 1960 and 1982, the municipality contained the districts of Santa Maria do Boiaçu and São José de Anauá.[6] Santa Maria do Boiaçu became part of the municipality of Rorainópolis.[7]

The municipality contains the Caracaraí Ecological Station and the Niquiá Ecological Station.[4][8]

The economy used to be based on cattle ranching. The cattle used to shipped to Manaus. Caracaraí developed in the supply centre for the region,[3] because it is located on the Branco River south of the waterfalls.[5] It is the largest producer of fish in the state.[3]


References


  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. "História de Caracaraí". Municipality of Caracaraí (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí (in Portuguese), Via Rural, archived from the original on 2016-12-20, retrieved 2016-04-23
  5. "Caracaraí: port for cattle shipping". Panda.org. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. "Caracaraí". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. "SANTA MARIA DO BOIAÇU - Unidade recebe primeira grande reforma e ampliação na estrutura" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. "Estação Ecológica de Níquia", Ambiente Brasil, 23 June 2010, retrieved 2016-04-16



На других языках

- [en] Caracaraí

[ru] Каракараи

Каракараи (порт. Caracaraí) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Рорайма. Составная часть мезорегиона Юг штата Рорайма. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Каракараи, который входит в Юг штата Рорайма. Население составляет 18 398 человек на 2010 год. Занимает площадь 47 408,903 км². Плотность населения — 0,39 чел./км².


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