Why Guajará-Mirim
Guajará-Mirim is a municipality located in the state of Rondônia in Brazil. Situated at an elevation of 128 meters above sea level, the destination covers an extensive territorial area of 24,856 square kilometers. According to demographic data from 2020, the local population was recorded at 46,556 residents. The municipality also functions as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim.
The geography of Guajará-Mirim is defined by its location along the Mamoré River, which forms the border between Brazil and Bolivia. Positioned directly across the river is the Bolivian border town of Guayaramerín. The international link between these two neighboring communities is reflected in consular representation, as Bolivia operates a consulate in Guajará-Mirim, while Brazil maintains a consular office in Guayaramerín.
In terms of regional history, Guajará-Mirim is notable as the former southern terminus of the Madeira-Mamoré Railway, officially known as the Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré. This historic railway network was inaugurated in 1912 to facilitate transportation in the region.
A major feature of the municipality is its substantial collection of protected environmental lands and conservation reserves. In 1990, the Traçadal Biological Reserve was established as a strictly protected area covering 22,540 hectares (55,700 acres) within the municipal boundaries. That same year saw the creation of the Rio Ouro Preto Biological Reserve, a protected territory encompassing 46,438 hectares (114,750 acres).
The municipality also incorporates portions of larger regional parks and extractive reserves established in 1990. Guajará-Mirim contains 2.33 percent of the Guajará-Mirim State Park, which totals 216,568 hectares (535,150 acres). Additionally, it holds 73.45 percent of the Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve, an expanse covering 204,632 hectares (505,660 acres).
Conservation efforts in the area continued with the creation of reserves along the Cautário River. Guajará-Mirim includes 47.5 percent of the 146,400-hectare (362,000-acre) Rio Cautário State Extractive Reserve, which was created in 1995. Furthermore, the municipality contains the Rio Cautário Federal Extractive Reserve, established in 2001 with a surface area of 73,818 hectares (182,410 acres).
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