Rondônia, Brazil · South America
Ji Paraná sits on the route: 40 minutes from Ouro Preto do Oeste.
Ji Paraná is a city located in Rondônia, Brazil. With a population of 124,333, it is an important destination in South America.
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Ji-Paraná is the second most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, with a population of 130,009, and the 16th most populous city of the Brazilian North Region, the 210th most populous city of Brazil, and the 113th of the Brazilian interior. It has an area of 6,897 km2. The city is divided by theRead more
Ji-Paraná River.
The city economy is industry and dairy production. The city was also the first of Rondônia State to invest in high technology of data transmission, when it connected, through a wireless network, the City Hall.
The municipality name comes from tupi, meaning "great river of axes", through the junction of yî (axe) e paranã (sea, great river). It is a reference to the great amount of rocks in the river looking like indigenous axes. The municipality is also known as the Heart of Rondônia, due to the central city location and the existence of a heart shaped island, located in the confluence of the Machado and Urupá 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.
The city is served by José Coleto Airport.
The municipality contains part of the 346,861 hectares (857,110 acres) Jaru Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1984.
Isaú Raimundo da Fonseca is the city's current mayor, his term expires in 2024.
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Ji Paraná is located in Rondônia, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -10.8853 latitude, -61.9517 longitude.
Ji Paraná has a population of approximately 124,333 people, making it a city in Brazil.
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