Mucajaí
Municipality in North, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mucajaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [mukɐʒaˈi]) is a municipality located in the midwest of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 18,172 (2020) and its area is 12,461 km².[2]
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Mucajaí | |
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Coordinates: 2°26′40″N 60°55′10″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Roraima |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eronildes Aparecida Gonçalves (PR) |
Area | |
• Total | 12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 18,172 |
• Density | 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
Website | mucajai.rr.gov.br |
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Mucajaí started as Colônia Agrícola Fernando Costa, an agricultural colony, in 1951. In 1980, Apiaú, a larger scale colony, was nearby.[3] In 1982, it became an independent municipality and renamed Mucajaí.[4]
The municipality contains part of the Roraima National Forest.[5] In 2018, a mob attacked and expelled about 300 Venezuelan exiles after a local resident of Mucajaí was killed in a fight with a Venezuelan.[6]