Place:Rondônia, Brazil

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NameRondônia
Alt namesGuaporé Territorysource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) X, 169
Rondôniasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
RO
TypeState
Coordinates11°S 63°W
Located inBrazil     (1982 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Abunã
Ariquemes
Calama
Jaciparaná
Jaru
Ji-Paraná
Nova Vida
Pedras Negras
Porto Velho ( 1800 - )
Príncipe da Beira
Rondônia
Vilhena
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Rondônia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south and southwest is Bolivia. Rondônia has a population of 1,815,000 as of 2021. It is the fifth least populated state. Its capital and largest city is Porto Velho. The state was named after Cândido Rondon, who explored the north of the country during the 1910s. The state, which is home to 0.8% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 0.6% of the Brazilian GDP.

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