Juruá, Amazonas Explained

Juruá
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:North
Subdivision Name2: Amazonas
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:15,106
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:−4
Timezone Dst:DST no longer used
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Coordinates:-3.4808°N -66.0689°W

Juruá (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 15,106 (2020)[1] and its area is 19,400 km².[2]

The municipality contains 62% of the Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.The municipality contains about 12% of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/am/jurua/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. [Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]