Jaraguari

Municipality in Central-West, Brazil

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Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state

20°08′31″S 54°23′56″W / 20.14194°S 54.39889°W / -20.14194; -54.39889CountryBrazilRegionCentral-WestStateMato Grosso do SulArea

• Total2,913 km² (1,125 sq mi)Population

(2021^[1])

• Total7,342 • Density2.5/km² (6.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

Jaraguari is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 7,342 (2021) and its area is 2,913 km².

History

It was first settled by Brazilians in 1875 when Porfirio Alberto de Freitas, his wife, and his brother in-law settled into Jaraguari Velho (then called Fazenda Estiva). In January 1909, José Thomaz Barbosa would draw up the borders of the municipality. Later, de Freitas ordered the construction of a church. It was only completed in 1923. It had been named Senhor Divino Espírito Santo, and was destroyed in 1930. After that, Japanese settlers arrived and created a separate community. In 1953, Jaraguari was made a municipality. The name was derived from Araguari, the old hometown of de Freitas. A J was added because Jaragua means grass in Brazilian Portuguese.^[2]

Deforestation

Jaraguari is largely covered by forests, but has suffered 1.5% forest lost in the past 20 years, with much of this picking up pace in the 2010s.^[3]

References

^ IBGE 2021
^ "DADOS HISTÓRICOS DO MUNICÍPIO". Jaraguari Prefeiturea. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "Jaraguari, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil Deforestation Rates & Statistics". Global Forest Watch. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

Municipalities of Mato Grosso do Sul

Capital: Campo Grande

Mesoregion
Centro Norte de Mato Grosso do Sul

Alto Taquari	Alcinópolis Camapuã Figueirão Coxim Pedro Gomes Rio Verde de Mato Grosso São Gabriel do Oeste Sonora
Campo Grande	Bandeirantes Campo Grande (State Capital) Corguinho Jaraguari Rio Negro Rochedo Sidrolândia Terenos

Mesoregion
Leste de Mato Grosso do Sul

Cassilândia	Cassilândia Chapadão do Sul Costa Rica Paraíso das Águas
Nova Andradina	Anaurilândia Bataguassu Bataiporã Nova Andradina Taquarussu
Paranaíba	Aparecida do Taboado Inocência Paranaíba Selvíria
Três Lagoas	Água Clara Brasilândia Ribas do Rio Pardo Santa Rita do Pardo Três Lagoas

Mesoregion
Pantanal Sul Mato-Grossense

Aquidauana	Anastácio Aquidauana Dois Irmãos do Buriti Miranda
Baixo Pantanal	Corumbá Ladário Porto Murtinho

Mesoregion
Sudoeste de Mato Grosso do Sul

Bodoquena	Bela Vista Bodoquena Bonito Caracol Guia Lopes da Laguna Jardim Nioaque
Dourados	Amambaí Antônio João Aral Moreira Caarapó Douradina Dourados Fátima do Sul Itaporã Juti Laguna Carapã Maracaju Nova Alvorada do Sul Ponta Porã Rio Brilhante Vicentina
Iguatemi	Angélica Coronel Sapucaia Deodápolis Eldorado Glória de Dourados Iguatemi Itaquiraí Ivinhema Japorã Jateí Mundo Novo Naviraí Novo Horizonte do Sul Paranhos Sete Quedas Tacuru