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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
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 Bandeira do Amazonas.svg 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.


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