Amajari | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | The Municipality of Amajari |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | North |
Subdivision Name2: | Roraima |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Vera Lúcia (PSC) |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 17 October 1995 |
Area Total Km2: | 28472 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 13,185 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.21 |
Timezone: | AMT |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 3.6519°N -61.3708°W |
Elevation M: | 100 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.654 – medium[2] |
Website: | amajari.rr.gov.br |
Amajari (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the northwest of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 13,185 and its area is 28,472 km². It is the westernmost municipality in Roraima.
The municipality of Amajari is a region of 8 indigenous segments with a total of 19 indigenous communities living there. The present ethnic groups are the Macuxi, Wapichana, Sapará and Taurepang people. The 8 indigenous segments: TI Araçá, TI Ouro, TI Anaro, TI Ponta da Serra, TI Aningal, TI Garagem, TI Santa Inês and TI Ananás. The indigenous communities that are located in the region are: Araçá, Mutamba, Mangueira, Três Corações, Guariba, Anaro, Ponta da Serra, Urucuri, Juraci, Nova União, Ouro, San Francisco, Cajueiro, Garagem, Ananás, Leão de Ouro, Santa Inês, Aningal and Vida Nova.
The following is a list of the main populated places within the municipality and their population according to the census of 2010.[3]