Ji-Paraná

porto velho Rondônia
Municipality
The Municipality of Ji-Paraná
Street view of Ji-Paraná
Flag Seal
Location of Ji-Paraná municipality in the State of Rondônia
Coordinates: 10°53′07″S 61°57′06″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
Website	www.ji-parana.ro.gov.br

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. 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.

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.

Jesualdo Pires Ferreira Junior is the city's current mayor, his term expires in 2016.

External links

• (Portuguese) Prefeitura Municipal de Ji-Paraná (official page of Ji-Paraná)
• (Portuguese) Cidade Ji-Paraná