Rio Branco, Acre
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Rio Branco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u ˈbɾɐ̃ku], White River) is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of Acre. Located in the valley of the Acre River in northern Brazil, it is the most populous municipality in the state, with 419,452 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census,[1] almost half the state population. Rio Branco was one of the first settlements to develop in the region, being the westernmost major settlement in the country and the 4th-oldest state capital city in Northern Brazil, after Belém, Manaus and Macapá.
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Rio Branco | |
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Município de Rio Branco Municipality of Rio Branco | |
Nickname(s): "Capital da Natureza" (Capital of Nature), "Capital da Amazônia Ocidental" (Capital of Western Amazon) | |
Motto(s): Ubique Patria Memor (Portuguese: Em qualquer lugar, terei sempre a pátria em minha memória) (Anywhere, I will always have the homeland in my memory) | |
Coordinates: 9°58′29″S 67°48′36″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Acre |
Founded | December 28, 1882 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tião Bocalom (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,835.68 km2 (3,411.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
Population (2021 est [1]) | |
• Total | 419,452 |
• Density | 38.03/km2 (98.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (ACT) |
Postal code | 69900-001 to 69924-999 |
Area code | +55 (68) |
HDI (2010) | 0.727 – high[2] |
Website | www |
In 1913, it became a county. In 1920, it became the capital of the territory of Acre, and in 1962, the state capital. It is the administrative center for the economic, political and cultural region.