Novo Aripuanã

Novo Aripuanã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

History
The region was originally inhabited by the Toras, Barés, Muras, Urupás, Araras and other indigenous peoples. The first records of European penetration to the Madeira River are from 1637, when Pedro Teixeira travelled from Belém to Quito in Ecuador. The municipality of Novo Aripuanã was created by state law 96 of 19 December 1955 from parts of the municipalities of Borba and Manicoré. It contained the district of Foz do Aripuanã with the sub-districts of Alvorada, Manicorezinho and Itapinima, and the district of Sumaúma with the sub-districts of Alvorada, Manicorezinho and Itapinima. The town of Foz do Aripuanã was elevated to the status of a city, named Novo Aripuanã. The first prefect of the municipality, Wilson Paula de Sá, took office on 10 February 1956.

Location
Novo Aripuanã has an area of 41.191 km2. The population as of 2020 was 26,046. The seat of the municipality is located where the Aripuanã River merges into the Madeira River.

Conservation
The municipality contains 8% of the 2467244 ha Apuí Mosaic, a jointly-managed collection of conservation units. It contains the 83381 ha Manicoré State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. It contains 39% of the 283117 ha Rio Madeira Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006. It contains the 589611 ha Juma Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2006 to support sustainable extraction of forest resources by the traditional population. It contains 67% of the Campos Amazônicos National Park, a 961318 ha protected area created in 2006 that protects an unusual enclave of cerrado vegetation in the Amazon rainforest. It contains the 72,296 ha Guariba State Park, created in 2005. It contains 28% of the 150465 ha Guariba Extractive Reserve, also created in 2005.

The municipality contains about 45% of the 359138 ha Manicoré Biological Reserve, created by decree in May 2016 in the week before the provisional removal of president Dilma Rousseff. It also contains 29% of the 896411 ha Acari National Park, which was created at the same time. The municipality contains about 74% of the 751302 ha Aripuanã National Forest, a sustainable development unit also created at that time.