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Juruti, Pará

Coordinates: 02°09′08″S 56°05′32″W / 2.15222°S 56.09222°W / -2.15222; -56.09222
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Juruti
Municipality
Flag of Juruti
Coordinates: 02°09′08″S 56°05′32″W / 2.15222°S 56.09222°W / -2.15222; -56.09222
Country Brazil
RegionNorthern
State Pará
MesoregionBaixo Amazonas
Area
 • Total
3,206.179 sq mi (8,303.966 km2)
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
58,960
 • Density12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Juruti is a municipality in western Pará state, Brazil, on the Amazon River. This is the site of a new giant Alcoa bauxite mine that has changed the face of this previously neglected area.

The city is served by Juruti Airport.

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