Juruá () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

located in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil () 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 together form the Federative Repu ...

of Amazonas. Its population was 15,106 (2020) and its area is 19,400 km². The municipality contains 62% of the Baixo Juruá Extractive Reserve, created in 2001. The municipality contains about 12% of the

Tefé National Forest The Tefé National Forest () is a National forest (Brazil), national forest in Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil. It protects a relatively well-preserved area of Amazon rainforest to the south of the town of Tefé on the Solimões River ...

, created in 1989.

References

Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state) {{AmazonasBR-geo-stub