Pauini 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. The population of Pauini was 19,522 in 2020. Its area is . The municipality contains the

Purus National Forest The Purus National Forest () is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It surrounds the shamanic-Christian community of Céu do Mapiá. Location The Purus National Forest is in the municipality of Pauini, Amazonas. It has an area ...

, created in 1988. It holds 8% of the

Mapiá-Inauini National Forest The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest () is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Mapiá-Inauini National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Boca do Acre (92.37%) and Pauini (7.63%) in the state of Amazon ...

, created in 1989. It also contains 8% of the

Médio Purus Extractive Reserve The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Lábrea (91.41%), Pauini (8.26%) and Tapauá (0.33%) in th ...

, created in 2008.

References

Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Road-inaccessible communities of Brazil {{AmazonasBR-geo-stub