Juruá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuɾuˈa]) 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]

Juruá
Flag of Juruá
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Juruá is located in Brazil
Juruá
Juruá
Location 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
 (2020)
 • Total
15,106
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

The municipality contains 62% of the 187,982 hectares (464,510 acres) Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.[3] The municipality contains about 12% of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.[4]

References

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  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