Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre

Cruzeiro do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾuˈzejɾu du ˈsuw], Southern Cross) is a municipality located on the Juruá river in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre. It is the second-largest city in Acre.

Cruzeiro do Sul
Municipality
Municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul
City centre, Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória, alongside Juruá River, Acre, Brazil.
Nickname: 
Land of the Nahuas (Portuguese: Terra dos Nauas)
Location in Acre
Cruzeiro do Sul
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°37′51″S 72°40′12″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Acre
FoundedSeptember 12, 1904
Government
  MayorIlderlei Cordeiro (MDB)
Area
  Total7,924.943 km2 (3,059.838 sq mi)
Elevation
182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2020 est)
  Total89,072
  Density8.94/km2 (23.2/sq mi)
Demonymcruzeirense
Time zoneUTC−5 (ACT)
CEP postal code
69980-000
Area code+55 68
HDI (2010)0.664 – medium
Websitecruzeirodosul.ac.gov.br

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 municipality contains 23% of the 846,633 hectares (2,092,080 acres) Serra do Divisor National Park, created in 1989.

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