Normandia, Roraima

Normandia
Municipality
Municipio de Normandia
Lake Caracaranã in the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve
Lake Caracaranã in the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve
Flag of Normandia
Official seal of Normandia
Location of Normandia in the State of Roraima
Location of Normandia in the State of Roraima
Normandia is located in Brazil
Normandia
Normandia
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 03°52′51″N 59°37′22″W / 3.88083°N 59.62278°W / 3.88083; -59.62278
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
State Roraima
Founded9 July 1890
Government
 • MayorVicente Adolfo Brasil (PDT)
Area
 • Total6,960 km2 ([1] sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total13,986
 • Density1.28/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
Postal Code
69355-000

Normandia (Portuguese pronunciation: [noʁmɐ̃ˈdʒi.ɐ]) is a city located in the northeastern region of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Normandia covers 6,960 km2 (2,690 sq mi),[1] and has an estimated population of 11,532 as of 2020 with a population density of 1.28 inhabitants per square kilometer.[3][4] The municipality consists almost entirely of indigenous areas; 98.6% of the land area of the city is part of the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve.[3] The remaining area consists of the city seat located close to the Ireng River which forms the Brazil-Guyana border.[3][5]

  1. ^ a b "Normandia". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ IBGE 2022
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  5. ^ "Karasabai Village Council lodges complaint with NTC over 'closure' of Ireng River". Village Voice News. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.