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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]

Mucajaí
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Roraima state
Mucajaí Location in Brazil
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-04:00 (BRT-1)
Website	mucajai.rr.gov.br

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]

Sports

The local football club is Atlético Progresso Clube.[7]

References

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Media related to Mucajaí at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Mucajaí

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[ru] Мукажаи

Мукажаи (порт. Mucajaí) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Рорайма. Составная часть мезорегиона Юг штата Рорайма. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Каракараи. Население составляет 14 792 человека на 2010 год. Занимает площадь 12 461,210 км². Плотность населения — 1,19 чел./км².

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