Laranjal do Jari
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: "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 / 0.85556°S 52.53917°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Amapá |
| Founded | 17 December 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Márcio Serrão (PRB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 41,668 km2 (16,088 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (22 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,362 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.732 – medium[2] |
| Website | laranjaldojari.ap.gov.br |
Laranjal do Jari (Template:IPA-pt) (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 51,362 and its area is 29,699 km², which makes it the largest municipality of Amapá.
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
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine UNDP
- ^ RESEX do Rio Cajari (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 6 November 2016
- ^ RDS do Rio Iratapuru (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 5 November 2016
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