Vitória do Jari

Vitória do Jari (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈtɔɾi.ɐ du ʒaˈɾi]), (Jari's Victory) is a municipality located in the southernmost tip of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 14,680 and its area is 2,509 km2 (969 sq mi). Vitória do Jari has a population density of 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Vitória do Jari
The Municipality of Vitória do Jari
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Nickname(s): 
"Beiradinho"
Location of Vitória do Jari in the State of Amapá
Coordinates: 01°07′25″S 51°59′45″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amapá
FoundedSeptember 8, 1994
Government
  MayorRaimundo de Alcimar Ney de Souza (PT)
Area
  Total2,509 km2 (969 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total14,680
  Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)0.659 – medium[2]

The municipality contains 17% of the 501,771 hectares (1,239,900 acres) Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve, created in 1990.[3]

References

  1. "Vitória do Jari" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  2. UNDP
  3. RESEX do Rio Cajari (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-06


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