Coari (''Choary'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil () are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Repu ...
of
Amazonas.
Geography
The municipal seat of Coari is one of the largest cities of the
Amazonas state. It is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Coari. The area has reserves of oil and
natural gas
Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...
.
Coari is served by
Coari Airport located 6 km from downtown Coari.
Porto Urucu Airport located in the district of Porto Urucu 470 km away serves the population residing and working for
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., better known by and Trade name, trading as the portmanteau Petrobras (), is a Brazilian state-owned enterprise, majority state-owned multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. ...
.
The municipality is in the
Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.
It contains part of the
Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve.
It contains a small portion of the
Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve
Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve () is a Sustainable development reserve (Brazil), sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Res ...
, established in 2003.
The municipality contains 66.15% of the
Catuá-Ipixuna Extractive Reserve, established in 2003 as the first extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas.
Climate
References
External links
Coari website
Populated places on the Amazon
Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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