Borba | |
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 Amazonas state with Borba municipality in red | |
  Borba Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:4°23′16″S59°35′38″W / 4.38778°S 59.59389°W /-4.38778; -59.59389 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amazonas |
| Area | |
• Total | 44,251 km2 (17,085 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41,748 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
Borba is amunicipality in the state ofAmazonas innorthern Brazil.
Borba is located on the banks of theMadeira River around 150 km (93 mi) south ofManaus. Its population was 41,748 (2020)[1] and its area is 44,251 km2.[2] The city is the seat of theTerritorial Prelature of Borba.
The municipality contains 46% of the 283,117 hectares (699,600 acres)Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006.[3]It contains about 10% of the 513,747 hectares (1,269,500 acres)Matupiri State Park, created in 2009 along theMatupiri River.[4]It fully contains the 179,083 hectares (442,520 acres)Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2009.[5]It contain 21% of the 397,557 hectares (982,380 acres)Igapó-Açu Sustainable Development Reserve, also created in 2009.[6]Borba also contains about 60% of the 896,411 hectares (2,215,080 acres)Acari National Park created by presidentDilma Rousseff in 2016 in the last week before her provisional removal from office.[7]
Founded in 1728 as theJesuit mission Aldea Trocano by Portuguese PadreJoão Sampaio. In 1755, it became the firstvila (Portuguese town) in what was then the newcaptaincy of Rio Negro, named Borba.
The economy of Borba depends largely on fishing, agriculture, and extractive activities like rubber extraction and cocoa harvesting.
The city is served byBorba Airport.
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