Juruti, Pará

Juruti
Municipality

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Coordinates: 02°09′08″S 56°05′32″W / 2.15222°S 56.09222°W / -2.15222; -56.09222Coordinates: 02°09′08″S 56°05′32″W / 2.15222°S 56.09222°W / -2.15222; -56.09222
Country  Brazil
Region Northern
State Pará
Mesoregion Baixo Amazonas
Area
  Total 3,206.179 sq mi (8,303.966 km2)
Elevation 118 ft (36 m)
Population (2009)
  Total 35,530
  Density 12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone UTC -3

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.

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