Jutaí is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...
of
Amazonas. Its population is 13,886 (2020) and its area is 69,552 km², making it the fifth largest municipality in Amazonas by area and the ninth largest in Brazil.
Geography
The municipality is in the
Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion.
It contains parts of the
Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station
Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Jutaí-Solimões) is an ecological station in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects an area of flooded and terra firme forest in the Amazon biome.
Location
The Ecological St ...
.
It contains the
Rio Jutaí Extractive Reserve
The Rio Jutaí Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista do Rio Jutaí) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Rio Jutaí Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Jutaí, Amazonas.
It has an area of .
T ...
, created in 2002.
The municipality contains the
Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve
The Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Cujubim) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) takes its name ...
, established in 2003.
This is the largest conservation unit in Amazonas and the largest sustainable development reserve in the world.
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Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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