Vitória do Jari

Vitória do Jari
Municipality
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 / 1.12361°S 51.99583°W / -1.12361; -51.99583Coordinates: 01°07′25″S 51°59′45″W / 1.12361°S 51.99583°W / -1.12361; -51.99583
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Amapá
Founded September 8, 1994
Government
 • Mayor Raimundo de Alcimar Ney de Souza (PT)
Area
 • Total 2,509 km2 (969 sq mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 14,680
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
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Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000) 0.659 – medium[2]

Vitória do Jari (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.

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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