Santa Isabel do Rio Negro

Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Municipality
	Pico da Neblina background covered by clouds, the highest point in Brazil located in the municipality, bordering Venezuela.
	Flag Seal
	Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
	Santa Isabel do Rio Negro Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 0°24′50″S 65°1′8″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Area
• Total	62,846 km2 (24,265 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	25,865
• Density	0.29/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AMT)

Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (Saint Isabel of Black River) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 25,865 (2020)[1] and its area is 62,846 square kilometres (24,265 sq mi).[2] Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil at 2,994 metres (9,822 feet), is located in the municipality. The Municipality was formerly called Tapuruquara.

Geography

Pico da Neblina, the highest mountain in Brazil at 2,994 metres (9,822 feet), is located in the municipality. However, the peak is 180 kilometres (110 mi) in a straight line from the urban seat of the municipality, inaccessible except through the Amazon rainforest, and in both a national park and a Yanomami reservation under federal control and with restricted access.

The municipality also contains part of the Amazonas National Forest.[3]

Transportation

The city is served by Tapuruquara Airport.

References

IBGE 2020
IBGE -
Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional do Amazonas (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-19

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] IBGE -

[3] Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional do Amazonas (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-19