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Caracaraí

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Country
  
Brazil

Founded
  
1955

HDI (2000)
  
0.702 – medium

Elevation
  
52 m

Local time
  
Thursday 5:45 PM

Region
  
North

Time zone
  
UTC-4 (UTC-4)

Area
  
47,411 km²

Population
  
19,019 (2012)

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Website
  
www.caracarai.rr.gov.br

Weather
  
28°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 79% Humidity

University
  
State University of Roraima

Caracaraí is a municipality located in the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 17,746 and its area is 47,411 square kilometres (18,305 sq mi), making it the largest municipality in Roraima state.

Map of Caracara%C3%AD - State of Roraima, Brazil

The word caracaraí means "little hawk", a very common bird in the region. The municipality contains the Caracaraí Ecological Station and the Niquiá Ecological Station. Its territory cuts Roraima's in two and keeps boundaries with both the Brazilian state of Amazonas and Venezuela. It is not the only municipality in the state to do so; Caroebe also borders both the state and the country, and has boundaries with Pará too.

References

Caracaraí Wikipedia