Laranjal do Jari
Laranjal do Jari (Jari Orangery) is a municipality located in the west of the state of Amapá in Brazil. It is the only municipality in the west boundaries of Amapá, except for a small part of Vitória do Jari. Its population is 41,688 and its area is 29,699 km², which makes it the largest municipality of Amapá.
Laranjal do Jari | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Laranjal do Jari | |
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| Nickname(s): "Beiradão" (Big Edge, because of the city's large boundary and its location in the edge of Amapá.) | |
| Motto(s): "Laranjal com Responsabilidade" (Laranjal with Responsibility) | |
 Location of Laranjal do Jari in the State of Amapá | |
| Coordinates: 00°51′20″S 52°32′21″W | |
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| Region | North |
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| Founded | December 17, 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Márcio Serrão (PRB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41,668 km2 (16,088 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (22 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 39,285 |
| • Density | 0.94/km2 (2.4/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.732 – medium[2] |
| Website | laranjaldojari.ap.gov.br |
The municipality contains 39% of the 501,771 hectares (1,239,900 acres) Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve, created in 1990.[3] It also contains 69% of the 806,184 hectares (1,992,120 acres) Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 1997.[4]
References
- "2012 Populational Estimate" (PDF). Censo Populacional 2012. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine UNDP
- RESEX do Rio Cajari (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-06
- RDS do Rio Iratapuru (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-05
Capital: Macapá | ||
| Amapá |  | |
| Macapá | ||
| Mazagão | ||
| Oiapoque | ||
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