Porto Walter

08°16′08″S 72°44′38″W / 8.26889°S 72.74389°W / -8.26889; -72.74389

Porto Walter
Location of municipality in Acre State
Porto Walter
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 08°16′08″S 72°44′38″W / 8.26889°S 72.74389°W / -8.26889; -72.74389
Country Brazil
StateAcre
Government
 • MayorZezinho Barbary (PMDB)
Area
 • Total
2,369 sq mi (6,136 km2)
Population
 (2020 est [1])
 • Total
12,241
Time zoneUTC−5 (ACT)

Porto Walter ([ˈpoʁtu ˈwawteʁ] or [ˈvawteʁ]) is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 12,241 and its area is 6,136 km2.

The municipality contains 27% of the 846,633 hectares (2,092,080 acres) Serra do Divisor National Park, created in 1989.[2]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ PARNA da Serra do Divisor (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-08{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)