| Rorainópolis | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Official Name: | The Municipality of Rorainópolis |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | North |
| Subdivision Name2: | Roraima |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Leandro Pereira da Silva (PSD) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 17 October 1995 |
| Area Total Km2: | 33,594 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 30,782 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.77 |
| Timezone: | AMT |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 0.9458°N -60.4178°W |
| Elevation M: | 98 |
| Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
| Blank Info: | 0.676 – medium[2] |
| Website: | www.rorainopolis.rr.gov.br |
Rorainópolis (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 30,782 (as of 2020) and its area is 33,594 km2. The municipality is crossed by the equator.
In the 1970s, the regional headquarters of INCRA were established in Rorainópolis along the BR-174 highway. INCRA started to distribute land which attracted settlers from all of Brazil. In 1988, the name was changed from Vila do Incra to Rorainópolis.[3] In 1995, Rorainópolis became an independent municipality, and has become the second most populous of the state of Roraima.[4] The operates a campus at Roraima.[5]
The Anauá National Forest is a national forest in Rorainópolis.[6] It is a protected area with sustainable use of natural resources established in 2005.[7] The Baixo Rio Branco-Jauaperi Extractive Reserve is a protected area which has a shared use agreement with Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory.[8] It has been established in 2018.[9]
The nature in Rorainópolis is under threat from palm oil plantations. Palmaplan has as of 2021, bought 30,000 hectares of land. The cattle ranchers are eager to sell their land, and deforest new areas.[10]