Amajari

Amajari
Municipality
The Municipality of Amajari
Paiva waterfall
Flag Seal
Location of Amajari in the State of Roraima
Coordinates: 03°39′07″N 61°22′15″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Roraima
Founded	17 October 1995
Government
• Mayor	Vera Lúcia (PSC)
Area
• Total	28,472 km^2 (10,993 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2022 [1])
• Total	13,927
• Density	0.21/km^2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AMT)
HDI (2000)	0.654 – medium[2]
Website	amajari.rr.gov.br

Amajari (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐmaʒaˈɾi]) 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.

Main townships

The following is a list of the main populated places within the municipality and their population according to the census of 2010.[3]

• 1,219 inhabitants - Vila Brasil
• 116 inhabitants - Vila Tepequém
• 587 inhabitants - Vila Três Corações
• 693 inhabitants - Vila do Trairão

Notable people

• Suely Campos (1953), politician and former governor of Roraima[4]

References

1. IBGE 2022
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17. - UNDP
3. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (16 November 2011). "Sinopse por setores". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
4. "Maria Sueli Silva Campos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.

External links

• Official site (in Portuguese)
• Media related to Amajari at Wikimedia Commons