The Pira-tapuya live along the banks of the Vaupés River and its tributaries such as the
Tiquié,
Papurí and
Querari rivers. The Uaupés River rises in Colombia and flows for to the border with Brazil. For over it forms the border between Colombia and Brazil, then for flows through Brazil to the point where it joins the
Rio Negro. The main settlements are the town of
Mitú, capital of the
Vaupés Department in Colombia, and Iaraueté, seat of a district in the municipality of
São Gabriel da Cachoeira. The Pira-tapuya live in the middle Papuri in the vicinity of Teresita, and in the lower Uaupés. Some have migrated to other locations of Rio Negro and São Gabriel. As of 2014 Siasi/Sesai estimated that there were 1,325 Pira-tapuya in Amazonas. As of 1988 there were an estimated 400 Pira-tapuya in Colombia. The peoples of the region intermarry, trade, and engage in shared rituals, forming the Uaupés/Pira-Paraná socio-cultural complex. ==Notes==