Juruá | ||
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Coordinates: 3°28′51″S 66°4′8″W / 3.48083°S 66.06889°WCoordinates: 3°28′51″S 66°4′8″W / 3.48083°S 66.06889°W | ||
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Region | North | |
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Time zone | BRT (UTC−4) | |
• Summer (DST) | DST no longer used (UTC−4) |
Juruá is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 7,516 (2005) and its area is 19,400 km².
The municipality contains 62% of the 187,982 hectares (464,510 acres) Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001. The municipality contains about 12% of the Tefé National Forest, created in 1989.