São Francisco do Guaporé

São Francisco do Guaporé
Municipality

Location in Rondônia state
São Francisco do Guaporé

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 12°3′8″S 63°34′3″W / 12.05222°S 63.56750°W / -12.05222; -63.56750Coordinates: 12°3′8″S 63°34′3″W / 12.05222°S 63.56750°W / -12.05222; -63.56750
Country  Brazil
Region North Region
State Rondônia
Time zone BRT-1 (UTC-4)

São Francisco do Guaporé is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 19,002 (2015) and its area is 10,960 km².[1]

The municipality contains 9% of the 36,442 hectares (90,050 acres) Serra dos Reis State Park.[2] It contains 86% of the 2,244 hectares (5,550 acres) Serra dos Reis A State Park, created in 1996.[3] It holds part of the 615,771 hectares (1,521,600 acres) Guaporé Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit.[4]

References

  1. IBGE -
  2. PES Serra dos Reis (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-06
  3. PES Serra dos Reis A (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-20
  4. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Guaporé (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-26


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