Jutaí

Jutaí
Municipality
Municipality of Jutaí
Nickname(s): "Juta"
Motto: Jutaí lidera a calha do Juruá (Jutaí leads the rain gutter of Jaruá [river])

Location of Jutaí in the State of Amazonas
Coordinates: 02°44′49″S 66°46′01″W / 2.74694°S 66.76694°W / -2.74694; -66.76694Coordinates: 02°44′49″S 66°46′01″W / 2.74694°S 66.76694°W / -2.74694; -66.76694
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Amazonas
Founded 1728
Government
 • Mayor Asclepiades Costa de Souza (PR)
Area
 • Total 69,552 km2 (26,854 sq mi)
Elevation 70 m (230 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 17,964
 • Density 0,26/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) DST no longer used (UTC-4)
Area code(s) +55 92
HDI (2000) 0.533 – medium[1]
Website Manaus, Amazonas

Jutaí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population is 17,964 (2010) and its area is 69,552 km²,[2] making it the fifth largest municipality in Amazonas by area, and also the ninth largest in Brazil.

Conservation

The municipality contains parts of the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.[3] It contains the 275,533 hectares (680,860 acres) Rio Jutaí Extractive Reserve, created in 2002.[4] The municipality contains the 2,450,380 hectares (6,055,000 acres) Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003.[5] This is the largest conservation unit in Amazonas and the largest sustainable development reserve in the world.[6]

References

  1. ↑ - UNDP
  2. ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Jutaí-Solimões.
  4. ↑ RESEX do Rio Jutaí – ISA, Informações gerais.
  5. ↑ RDS Cujubim – ISA, Informações gerais.
  6. ↑ RDS Cujubim – ISA, Características.

Sources

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