Juara is a municipality located in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[2][3][4] It is known as the Cattle Capital. Its area is 22,622.350 km2 (8,734.538 sq mi), and its population is 35,121 inhabitants (2020 estimate). The town's economy is based in three field: Wood extraction, cattle rearing and agriculture. However, the wood is coming to an end. Because of that, the development has become slow in this place. Juara is situated about 730 km from the state capital which is Cuiabá, there are two highways of which one is MT 338 that links Juara to Cuiabá and the other is MT 220 that links Juara to Sinop. In the last years many people have moved away because of the lack of jobs and education. The students who want to go to a good college have to move to other cities, they usually move to Sinop or Cuiabá. The distance from the capital of Mato Grosso is vast, it takes about 12 hours by bus from Juara to Cuiabá. For this reason, population prefer to go to Sinop by bus because it is nearer than Cuiabá and then they take an airplane there, but the flight is expensive.
Juara | |
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 Location in Mato Grosso state | |
  Juara Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 11°15′18″S 57°31′12″W / 11.25500°S 57.52000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State | Mato Grosso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,622.350 km2 (8,734.538 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 35,121 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Transportation
editThe city is served by the Mauro Luiz Frizon Airport.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
