Xapuri

Xapuri
Church of Saint Sebastian.
Church of Saint Sebastian.
Flag of Xapuri
Coat of arms of Xapuri
Location of municipality in Acre State
Location of municipality in Acre State
Xapuri is located in Brazil
Xapuri
Xapuri
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°39′07″S 68°30′14″W / 10.65194°S 68.50389°W / -10.65194; -68.50389
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Acre
Founded1883
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Ubiracy Machado de Vasconcelos (PT)
Area
 • Total5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 [1])
 • Total18,243
 • Density3.01/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (ACT)

Xapuri (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃapuˈɾi]) is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. It was the scene of an early bloodless victory during the war to make Acre independent of Bolivia. The town is known as the birthplace of the rubber tapper and environmentalist Chico Mendes and of the surgeon and professor Adib Jatene.