Caracaraí | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Caracaraí | |
) An avenue in Caracaraí | |
) Flag ) Seal | |
) Location of Caracaraí in the State of Roraima | |
| Coordinates: 01°48′57″S 61°07′40″W / 1.81583°S 61.12778°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | ){kind=small} Roraima |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Socorro Guerra (PROS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47,410.891 km2 (18,305.447 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 22,283 |
| • Density | 0.47/km2 (1.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (UTC-4) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.702 – medium[2] |
| Website | www.caracarai.rr.gov.br |
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.
The word caracaraí means "little hawk", a very common bird in the region.[3] The municipality contains the Caracaraí Ecological Station and the Niquiá Ecological Station.[3][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.
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17. - UNDP
- ^ a b Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí (in Portuguese), Via Rural, archived from the original on 2016-12-20, retrieved 2016-04-23
- ^ "Estação Ecológica de Níquia", Ambiente Brasil, retrieved 2016-04-16