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Xapuri () 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.

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Settlement.official_name
Xapuri
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
IgrejadeSãoSebastião.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of Saint Sebastian.
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira-xapuri.jpg
Settlement.image_shield
Brasao-xapuri.jpg
Settlement.image_map
Acre Municip Xapuri.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of municipality in Acre State
Settlement.pushpin_map
Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name2
border|22px Acre
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
xapuriense
Population
12366
Area
5250.931
Elevation
213
Official website
www.xapuri.ac.gov.br
Image
IgrejadeSãoSebastião.jpg
Dialing code
68
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postal code
69930-000
Commons category
Xapuri
inception
1883-00-00
Human Development Index
0.599
electorate
11612
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Xapuri () 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.

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