Paru River

The Paru River is a northern tributary of the lower Amazon in state in north-central . The river flows through the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion. Part of the river's basin is in the Maicuru Biological Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almeirim Municipality.

Town
Almeirim is a city on the Amazon and the northernmost municipality in the state of . It is also the fourth largest municipality in that state and the eighth largest in Brazil. The municipality is crossed by the Equator. is situated 6 km east of Paru River.

Paru River

Latitude
-1.53554° or 1° 32′ 8″ south
Longitude
-52.62958° or 52° 37′ 47″ west
Open location code
68C9F97C+Q5
Geo­Names ID
3392989
Wiki­data ID
Q2016080
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Paru River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Paru
  • Catalan: Paru
  • Cebuano: Rio Paru
  • Chinese: 帕鲁河
  • Croatian: Paru (Amazona)
  • Croatian: Paru
  • Dutch: Paru
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر پارو
  • Greek: Παρού
  • Guarani: Paru
  • Guarani: Ysyry Paru
  • Irish: Abhainn Paru
  • Italian: Paru
  • Lithuanian: Paru
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Paru
  • Norwegian: Paru
  • Polish: Paru
  • Portuguese: Rio Paru
  • Spanish: Rio Paru
  • Spanish: Río Paru
  • Swedish: Paru
  • Swedish: Rio Paru
  • Ukrainian: Пару
  • Welsh: Afon Paru

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