The
Acre River (called
Aquiry in the local Iñapari language; locally,
Rio Acre) is a long river in central South America. The river is born in
Peru, and runs North-Eastwards, forming part of the border between
Bolivia and
Brazil. It runs through the Brazilian states of
Acre and
Amazonas before eventually running into the
Purus River at
Boca do Acre. It boards on the
Bolivian frontier and flows Easter and North to a junction with the Purus at 8° 45' South latitude. The name is also applied to a district situated on the same river and on the former boundary line of 1867, between
Bolivia and
Brazil. This region's area is estimated at about .