Alvarães is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 16,220 (2020)[1] and its area is 5,912 km².[2]

Alvarães
View from the river
View from the river
Flag of Alvarães
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Alvarães is located in Brazil
Alvarães
Alvarães
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°13′15″S 64°48′15″W / 3.22083°S 64.80417°W / -3.22083; -64.80417
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Government
 • MayorMário Tomás Litaiff (MDB )
Area
 • Total
5,911.754 km2 (2,282.541 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,220
 • Density2.38/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
ClimateAf

The municipality contains about 37% of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.[3]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19