Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre
Encyclopedia
Cruzeiro do Sul is a municipality
located on the Jurua river in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre
. Its population is 73, 948 and its area is 7,925 km².
It is bordered to the north by the state of Amazonas, to the south by Peru
, to the east by the municipality of Porto Walter
, to the west by the municipality of Rodrigues Alves
, to the northwest by the municipality of Tarauacá
, and to the northwest by the municipality of Mâncio Lima
.
The principal economic activity of the municipality is rubber extraction. Of lesser importance is the farming of cassava
, coffee and rice.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located on the Jurua river in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre
Acre (state)
Acre is one of the 27 states of Brazil. It is situated in the southwest of the Northern Region, bordering Amazonas to the north, Rondônia to the east, Bolivia to the southeast and the Ucayali Region of Peru to the south and west. It occupies an area of 152,581.4 km2, being slightly smaller...
. Its population is 73, 948 and its area is 7,925 km².
It is bordered to the north by the state of Amazonas, to the south by Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, to the east by the municipality of Porto Walter
Porto Walter
Porto Walter is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 8170 and its area is 6,136 km²....
, to the west by the municipality of Rodrigues Alves
Rodrigues Alves, Acre
Rodrigues Alves is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 12 428 and its area is 3,305 km²....
, to the northwest by the municipality of Tarauacá
Tarauacá
Tarauacá is a municipality located in the northwest of the Brazilian state of Acre. Tarauacá has a population of 32,171 people and has an area ....
, and to the northwest by the municipality of Mâncio Lima
Mâncio Lima
Mâncio Lima is the westernmost municipality of Brazil and it is located in the state of Acre. It is also the northernmost city of that state. Its population is 13,785 and its area is 4,672 km²....
.
Economy
Cassava
Cassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...
, coffee and rice.
Climate