Ji-Paraná
| Ji-Paraná | |||
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| Municipality | |||
| The Municipality of Ji-Paraná | |||
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Street view of Ji-Paraná | |||
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 Location of Ji-Paraná municipality in the State of Rondônia | |||
| Coordinates: 10°53′07″S 61°57′06″W / 10.88528°S 61.95167°W | |||
| Country |
 Brazil | ||
| Region | North | ||
| State |
 Rondônia | ||
| Founded | October 11, 1977 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jesualdo Pires Ferreira Junior PSB | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6,897 km2 (2,663 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) | ||
| Population (2010)IBGE 2010 | |||
| • Total | 116 587 | ||
| • Density | 16.2/km2 (42/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (UTC-4) | ||
| HDI (2000) | 0.753 – medium[1] | ||
| Website | www.ji-parana.ro.gov.br | ||
Coordinates: 10°53′07″S 61°57′06″W / 10.88528°S 61.95167°W Ji-Paraná (sometimes spelled Jiparaná) is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 116.587 (2010) and its area is 6,897 km².[2] The city is divided by the Ji-Paraná River.
Located in central Rondônia, the city attracted many settlers from the 1970s onward. As a result of corruption, lawlessness and a general lack of regulation, Ji-Paraná has been at the centre of Rondônia's extreme deforestation, which today extends up to the border with Bolivia. The area between Ji-Paraná and Porto Velho, the regional capital 373 km away, is now largely deforested. The deforestation expands along smaller illegally built roads stemming from the BR-364 highway.
Jesualdo Pires Ferreira Junior is the city's current mayor, his term expires in 2016. [3]
External links
- (Portuguese) Prefeitura Municipal de Ji-Paraná (official page of Ji-Paraná)
- (Portuguese) Cidade Ji-Paraná