Serra dos Reis A State Park

Serra dos Reis A State Park
Parque Estadual Serra dos Reis A
IUCN category II (national park)
Nearest city	São Francisco do Guaporé, Rondônia
Coordinates	12.179961°S 63.953235°W / -12.179961; -63.953235
Area	2,244 hectares (5,550 acres)
Designation	State park
Created	7 November 1996
Administrator	Secretaria de Estado do Desenvolvimento Ambiental

The Serra dos Reis A State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual Serra dos Reis A) is a state park in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.

Location

The Serra dos Reis A State Park is divided between the municipalities of Costa Marques (14.17%) and São Francisco do Guaporé (85.83%) in Rondônia. It has an area of 2,244 hectares (5,550 acres).[1] It adjoins the Serra dos Reis State Park along its southern boundary.[2] The park is to the south of the BR-429 highway, east of the town of Costa Marques and north of the Guaporé River, which defines the border with Bolivia.[2]

History

The Serra dos Reis A State Park was created by decree 7.637 of 7 November 1996 with an area of about 2,243.85 hectares (5,544.7 acres) in the municipality of Costa Marques.[3][a] The park was bounded by the Serra dos Reis State Park, created by decree 7.027 of 8 August 1995.[5][3] The State Department of Environmental Development (SEDAM) was made responsible for administration.[3]

Notes

1. The district of São Francisco do Guaporé, part of the municipality of Costa Marques, became a separate municipality by state law 644 of 27 December 1995. Its limits were altered by state law 771 of 7 April 1998.[4] São Francisco do Guaporé now holds the bulk of the park.[1]

1. PES Serra dos Reis A – ISA, Informações gerais.
2. PES Serra dos Reis A – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
3. Raupp de Matos & Almeida 1996.
4. São Francisco do Guaporé » histórico – IBGE.
5. PES Serra dos Reis – ISA, Historico Juridico.

Sources

• PES Serra dos Reis (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-06
• PES Serra dos Reis A (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-20
• Raupp de Matos, Valdir; Almeida, José de, Júnior (7 November 1996), Decreto nº 7.637, de 07 de Novembro de 1996 (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-12-20
• São Francisco do Guaporé » histórico (in Portuguese), IBGE: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, retrieved 2016-12-20