Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre
Location of municipality in Acre State
Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 7°37′51″S 72°40′12″W / 7.63083°S 72.67°W / -7.63083; -72.67
Country	Brazil
State	Acre
Area
- Total	3,059.9 sq mi (7,925 km2)
Population (2007)
- Total	73, 948

Cruzeiro do Sul is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 73, 948 and its area is 7,925 km².

It is bordered to the north by the state of Amazonas, to the south by Peru, to the east by the municipality of Porto Walter, to the west by the municipality of Rodrigues Alves, to the northwest by the municipality of Tarauacá, and to the northwest by the municipality of Mâncio Lima.

[edit] Economy

The principal economic activity of the municipality is rubber extraction. Of lesser importance is the farming of cassava, coffee and rice.

[edit] Climate

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) Bem-vindo à Cruzeiro do Sul

v • d • e Municipalities of Acre Capital: Rio Branco Brasiléia Assis Brasil, Brasiléia, Epitaciolândia, Xapuri Rio Branco Acrelândia, Bujari, Capixaba, Plácido de Castro, Porto Acre, Rio Branco, Senador Guiomard, Sena Madureira, Manoel Urbano, Santa Rosa do Purus, Sena Madureira Cruzeiro do Sul Cruzeiro do Sul, Mâncio Lima, Marechal Thaumaturgo, Porto Walter, Rodrigues Alves Tarauacá Feijó, Jordão, Tarauacá

Coordinates: 7°37′51″S 72°40′12″W / 7.63083°S 72.67°W / -7.63083; -72.67

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