Jutaí | |
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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 |
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Coordinates: 02°44′49″S 66°46′01″W / 2.74694°S 66.76694°WCoordinates: 02°44′49″S 66°46′01″W / 2.74694°S 66.76694°W | |
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 |
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, making it the fifth largest municipality in Amazonas by area, and also the ninth largest in Brazil.
The municipality is in the Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion. It contains parts of the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station. It contains the 275,533 hectares (680,860 acres) Rio Jutaí Extractive Reserve, created in 2002. The municipality contains the 2,450,380 hectares (6,055,000 acres) Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003. This is the largest conservation unit in Amazonas and the largest sustainable development reserve in the world.