Vitória do Jari
Beiradinho | |
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The Municipality of Vitória do Jari | |
Nickname: "Beiradinho" | |
Coordinates: 0°55′45″S 52°25′35″W / 0.9293°S 52.4264°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amapá |
Founded | 8 September 1994 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raimundo de Alcimar Ney de Souza ( PT) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,509 km2 (969 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2020)
[1] | |
• Total | 16,254 |
• Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 ( BRT) |
HDI (2000) | 0.659 – medium [2] |
Vitória do Jari (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈtɔɾi.ɐ du ʒaˈɾi]), (Jari's Victory) is a municipality located in the southernmost tip of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 16,254 [3] and its area is 2,509 km2 (969 sq mi). Vitória do Jari has a population density of 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The town is located on the Jari River on the other side of Munguba, [4] and was originally called Beiradinho.
The town started as a shanty town for the Jari project. It was originally called Beiradinho. [5] People in the informal economy who worked in Munguba could not afford housing in the Munguba or Monte Dourado. [6] In 1994, the town was renamed Vitória do Jari and became an independent municipality. [5]
The municipality contains 17% of the 501,771 hectares (1,239,900 acres) Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve, created in 1990. [7]
The economy is based on agricultural with an emphasis on corn, bananas, and watermelons, and cattle and buffalo ranches. [8] CADAM, a kaolin mining company is a major employer in the region. [4]
Jarilândia is the location where Gmelina arborea was planted on a large scale for the pulp industry as part of the Jari project. In 1969, planting began, but soon the trees failed to grow. [9] The project was cancelled in 1982. [10]