Juruá, Amazonas
Juruá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 7,516 (2005) and its area is 19,400 km².[1]
Juruá | |
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 Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
  Juruá Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 3°28′51″S 66°4′8″W | |
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| Region | North |
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| Time zone | UTC−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.[2] The municipality contains about 12% of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.[3]
References
- IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2014-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- RESEX do Baixo Juruá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-22
- FLONA de Tefé (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
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| Mesoregion Centro Amazonense |
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| Mesoregion Norte Amazonense |
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| Mesoregion Sudoeste Amazonense |
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| Mesoregion Sul Amazonense |
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