Juruti, Pará

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Coordinates: 02°09′08″S 56°05′32″W / 2.15222°S 56.09222°W / -2.15222; -56.09222Country BrazilRegionNorthernState ParáMesoregionBaixo AmazonasArea
 • Total3,206.179 sq mi (8,303.966 km2)Elevation
118 ft (36 m)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total58,960 • Density12/sq mi (4.5/km2)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Juruti is a municipality in western Pará state, Brazil, on the Amazon River. This is the site of a new giant Alcoa bauxite mine that has changed the face of this previously neglected area.

The city is served by Juruti Airport.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020

External links

  • Official homepage of Juruti
  • Alcoa Website about the Juruti Bauxite Mine
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Capital: Belém
Mesoregion
Lower Amazonas
Almeirim
Óbidos
Santarém
Mesoregion
Marajó
Arari
Furos de Breves
Portel
Mesoregion
Metropolitan Belém
Belém
Castanhal
Mesoregion
Northeastern Pará
Bragantina
Cametá
Guamá
Salgado
Tomé-Açu
Mesoregion
Southeastern Pará
Conceição do Araguaia
Marabá
Paragominas
Parauapebas
Redenção
São Félix do Xingu
Tucurui
Mesoregion
Southwestern Pará
Altamira
Itaituba
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