Nova Mamoré

Coordinates: 10°24′07″S 65°19′36″W / 10.40194°S 65.32667°W / -10.40194; -65.32667 Nova Mamoré is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 19,496 (2005) and its area is 10,072 km².^[1]

Economy

The economy of Nova Mamoré is based on mainly agriculture and wood. Its main agriculture comes from the chestnut, cupuaçu, acerola, acai, guava, mango, and pineapple plants. There are approximately 325,000 cattle in Nova Mamoré. In the 1970s and 80s the town produced a large amount of gold, but the main mineral source now is water. There are around 27 iindustrial factories, most of them producing timber. ^[2]

Reserves

There are three reserves or state parks in Nova Mamoré their names are:

State Park Guajará-Mirim

Flagstones

Indian reserve creek (An Indian reservation) ^[3]

References

1. ^ IBGE - [1]
2. ^ http://www.novamamore.ro.gov.br/informacoes.asp
3. ^ http://www.novamamore.ro.gov.br/informacoes.asp