Acre (state) Facts for Kids

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State of Acre

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Location of the State of Acre in Brazil

Country

Brazil

Capital

Rio Branco

Area

• Total

152,581 km² (58,912 sq mi)

Area rank

16th

Population

(2010 census)

• Total

732,793

• Rank

25th

• Density

4.802649/km² (12.43880/sq mi)

• Density rank

23rd

Demonym(s)

Acriano

GDP

• Year

2006 estimate

• Total

R$ 4,835,000,000 (26th)

• Per capita

R$ 7,041 (18th)

HDI

• Year

2005

• Category

0.751 – medium (17th)

Time zone

UTC-4 (BRT-1)

Postal Code

69900-000 to 69999-000

ISO 3166 code

BR-AC

Acre is a state in the Northern Region of Brazil. It borders other two states, Amazonas and Rondônia. It also borders two countries, Bolivia and Peru. Its capital city is Rio Branco. Other important cities are: Cruzeiro do Sul, Tarauacá, Sena Madureira, and Brasiléia.

The state is mostly covered by the Amazon Rainforest. There are many rivers in Acre. Some of the rivers are the Juruá, Purus River, Acre River, Tarauacá, Muru, Embirá, and Xapuri.

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle animal husbandry, and rubber production.

Until the start of the 20th century, Acre was a territory of Bolivia. Since the 19th century, most people from Acre were Brazilian people, and they created an independent state.

In 1889, the Bolivians tried to control the area again and there were fights.

On November 17, 1903, Acre become a Brazilian territory. On June 15, 1962, it was unified and became a state.

States of Brazil
Acre \| Alagoas \| Amapá \| Amazonas \| Bahia \| Ceará \| Espírito Santo \| Goiás \| Maranhão \| Mato Grosso \| Mato Grosso do Sul \| Minas Gerais \| Pará \| Paraíba \| Paraná \| Pernambuco \| Piauí \| Rio de Janeiro \| Rio Grande do Norte \| Rio Grande do Sul \| Rondônia \| Roraima \| Santa Catarina \| São Paulo \| Sergipe \| Tocantins
Federal District: Brazilian Federal District

Images for kids

Military Police in Rio Branco.
Rio Branco in the morning.
View of Rio Branco.
Map of Brazil during República Velha, 1892. Note the differences from current western borders in the areas of Pantanal and the Amazon basin — including the lack of Acre's territory, then still part of Bolivia
Geoglyphs on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, Acre.
Revolução Square (Praça Plácido de Castro) in the capital, Rio Branco.
Members of an uncontacted tribe encountered in 2008.
Rio Branco in the afternoon.
Agriculture in Mâncio Lima, Acre, Brazil
Rio Branco International Airport.
BR-364 in Acre
Arena Acreana stadium in Rio Branco.
1 Mesoregion of Vale do Acre 2 Mesoregion of Vale do Juruá

Acre (state) facts for kids

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