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Municipality in North, Brazil
Juruá
Municipality
Flag of JuruáFlag
Location of the municipality inside AmazonasLocation of the municipality inside Amazonas
Juruá is located in BrazilJuruáJuruáLocation in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°28′51″S 66°4′8″W / 3.48083°S 66.06889°W / -3.48083; -66.06889
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Population
 • Total15,106
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

Juruá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuɾuˈa]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 15,106 (2020) and its area is 19,400 km².

The municipality contains 62% of the 187,982 hectares (464,510 acres) Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001. The municipality contains about 12% of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2014-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. RESEX do Baixo Juruá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-22
  4. FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
Municipalities of Amazonas
Capital: Manaus
Mesoregion
Centro Amazonense
Coari
Itacoatiara
Manaus
Parintins
Rio Preto da Eva
Tefe
Municipalities of Amazonas
Mesoregion
Norte Amazonense
Japura
Rio Negro
Mesoregion
Sudoeste Amazonense
Alto Solimoes
Jurua
Mesoregion
Sul Amazonense
Boca do Acre
Madeira
Purus


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