Juruá, Amazonas
Juruá | |
|---|---|
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
| Coordinates: 3°28′51″S 66°4′8″W / 3.48083°S 66.06889°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amazonas |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,106 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (DST no longer used) |
Juruá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuɾuˈa]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 15,106 (2020) 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.