Vitória do Jari explained

Vitória do Jari
Other Name:Beiradinho
Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:The Municipality of Vitória do Jari
Nickname:"Beiradinho"
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:North
Subdivision Name2: Amapá
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Raimundo de Alcimar Ney de Souza (PT)
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:8 September 1994
Area Total Km2:2,509
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:16,254
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-0.9293°N -52.4264°W
Elevation Ft:10
Blank Name:HDI (2000)
Blank Info:0.659 – medium[1]

Vitória do Jari (pronounced as /pt/), (Jari's Victory) is a municipality located in the southernmost tip of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 16,254[2] and its area is 2509km2. Vitória do Jari has a population density of 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The town is located on the Jari River on the other side of Munguba, and was originally called Beiradinho.

History

The town started as a shanty town for the Jari project. It was originally called Beiradinho.[3] People in the informal economy who worked in Munguba could not afford housing in the Munguba or Monte Dourado.[4] In 1994, the town was renamed Vitória do Jari and became an independent municipality.[3]

Geography

Nature

The municipality contains 17% of the Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve, created in 1990.

Economy

The economy is based on agricultural with an emphasis on corn, bananas, and watermelons, and cattle and buffalo ranches.[5] CADAM, a kaolin mining company is a major employer in the region.[6]

Jarilândia

Jarilândia is the location where Gmelina arborea was planted on a large scale for the pulp industry as part of the Jari project. In 1969, planting began, but soon the trees failed to grow.[7] The project was cancelled in 1982.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20(pelos%20dados%20de%202000).htm
  2. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ap/vitoria-do-jari/panorama IBGE 2020
  3. Web site: Informações da Comarca de Vitória do Jarí. Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Amapá. 3 April 2021. pt.
  4. Like a Murure: Social Change in a Terra-Firme Community on the Amazon Estuary. 2008. Neila Soares da Silva. 57. University of Florida.
  5. Web site: Vitória do Jari. Government of Amapá. 2 April 2021. pt.
  6. Web site: Vitória do Jari. Amapá Digital. 2 April 2021. pt.
  7. GMELINA – LARGE SCALE PLANTING, JARILANDIA, AMAZON BASIN. A. GREAVES . 1979. The Commonwealth Forestry Review. 4 . 178 . 267–269 . 42607638 . subscription.
  8. News: Daniel Ludwig, Billionaire Businessman, Dies at 95. The New York Times . 29 August 1992 . 1 April 2021 . Pace . Eric .