Rio Branco is a Brazilian municipality and the capital of the state of Acre, located in the valley of the Acre River in northern Brazil. It is the most populous municipality in the state, with 387,852 inhabitants according to 2024 IBGE estimates, nearly half the state's population. Rio Branco was one of the first settlements to develop in the region, is the westernmost major settlement in the country, and is the fourth oldest state capital city in northern Brazil after Belem, Manaus and Macapa.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Rio Branco, Acre (Wikipedia)
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Rio Branco (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u ˈbɾɐ̃ku]; lit. 'White River') is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of Acre.
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Rio Branco
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -9.97472, -67.81000
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 153 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.75, -67.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -9.75, -67.75
-9.75 -67.75 Am
4. GeoNames: Rio Branco - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3662574, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)Quote, cities500 record 3662574, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
-9.97472 -67.81 P PPLA BR 01 1200401 419452 153 America/Rio_Branco
Rio Branco (Wikipedia)
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