Official Name: | Juruti |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pará |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Baixo Amazonas |
Established Date: | 9 April 1883 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 8303.966 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 58,960 |
Population Density Km2: | 4.5 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -2.1522°N -56.0922°W |
Elevation M: | 36 |
Juruti is a municipality in western Pará state, Brazil, on the Amazon River. This is the site of a new giant Alcoa bauxite mine that has changed the face of this previously neglected area.
The city is served by Juruti Airport.