| Name | State of Rondônia |
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| Native name lang | pt |
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| Settlement type | State |
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| Image shield | BrasaoRondonia.jpg |
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| Map caption | Location of State of Rondônia in Brazil |
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| Coordinates type | type:adm1st_region:BR-RO |
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| Coordinates display | inline,title |
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| Coordinates region | BR-RO |
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| Subdivision type | Country |
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| Subdivision name | |
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| Seat type | Capital and Largest City |
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| Seat | Porto Velho |
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| Leader title | Governor |
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| Leader name | Ivo Cassol |
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| Leader title1 | Vice Governor |
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| Leader name1 | João Cahulla |
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| Unit pref | Metric |
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| Area magnitude | 1 E11 |
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| Area total km2 | 237576.16 |
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| Area rank | 13th |
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| Population total | 1,560,501 |
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| Population as of | 2010 census |
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| Population rank | 23rd |
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| Population density km2 | auto |
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| Population density rank | 19th |
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| Population demonym | Rondoniano or Rondoniense |
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| Demographics type1 | GDP |
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| Demographics1 footnotes | |
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| Demographics1 title1 | Year |
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| Demographics1 info1 | 2006 estimate |
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| Demographics1 title2 | Total |
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| Demographics1 info2 | R$ 13,110,000,000 (22nd) |
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| Demographics1 title3 | Per capita |
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| Demographics1 info3 | R$ 8,391 (15th) |
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| Demographics type2 | HDI |
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| Demographics2 footnotes | |
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| Demographics2 title1 | Year |
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| Demographics2 info1 | 2005 |
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| Demographics2 title2 | Category |
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| Demographics2 info2 | 0.776 – medium (14th) |
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| Timezone1 | BRT-1 |
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| Utc offset1 | -4 |
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| Postal code type | Postal Code |
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| Postal code | 76800-000 to 76999-000 |
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| Iso code | |
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| Website | rondonia.ro.gov.br |
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Rondônia () is a
state in
Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of
Acre, to the north is the state of
Amazonas, in the east is
Mato Grosso, and in the south is
Bolivia. Its capital is
Porto Velho. The state was named after
Candido Rondon. A boat ride on the Rio Madeira to appreciate the
forest of centennial trees and the
fauna of exotic
birds is one of the best attractions of the State. Two thirds of its area is covered by the
Amazon Rainforest. Other attractions are the Chapada dos Parecis and the Serra do Pacaás, a national park, and the capital,
Porto Velho, plain and with few
buildings.
Geography
The state has a territory covered mostly by jungle of the
Amazon Rainforest, but about three-fifths of the state has been deforested since intensive settlement and logging began in the 1970s, escalating even to this day. A majority of its citizens now live in urban areas. It is a main exporter of
wood, as well as a significant producer of both
coffee and
cocoa, it is also an important
cattle breeder.
Climate
The
equatorial climate is a type of
tropical climate in which there is no
dry season – all months have mean
precipitation values of at least 60
mm. It is usually found at
latitudes within five degrees of the
equator – which are dominated by the
Intertropical Convergence Zone. The equatorial climate is denoted
Af in the
Köppen climate classification.
Tropical rainforest is the natural vegetation in equatorial regions.
Vegetation
About 70% of Rondônia is covered by the Amazon Rain forest; the top of the "chapadas" is covered by savannahs (or cerrados, in Portuguese). Because of the fast growth of the population and economy, together with corruption and lack of regulation, the forest zone of Rondônia is one of the most affected by
deforestation in Brazil. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining
rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of
tropical rainforest in the
world. Wet tropical forests are the most species-rich
biome, and tropical forests in the
Americas are consistently more species rich than the wet forests in
Africa and
Asia. As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled
biodiversity. More than 1/3 of all species in the world live in the Amazon Rainforest.
Demographics
According to the
IBGE of
2008, there were 1,519,000 people residing in the state. The population density was 6.6 inh./km².
Urbanization: 66.8% (
2004);
Population growth: 2.2% (
1991-
2000);
Houses: 430,747 (
2005).
The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 832,000 Brown (Multiracial) people (54.81%), 546,000 White people (35.95%), 115,000 Black people (7.56%), 16,000 Asian people (1.08%), 8,000 Amerindian people (0.53%).
Major cities
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! City
! Population
|-
! 1
| Porto Velho
| align="right" | 379,186
|-
! 2
| Ji-Paraná
| align="right" | 110,707
|-
! 3
| Ariquemes
| align="right" | 84,581
|-
! 4
| Cacoal
| align="right" | 78,263
|-
! 5
| Vilhena
| align="right" | 68,405
|-
! 6
| Jaru
| align="right" | 53,955
|-
! 7
| Rolim de Moura
| align="right" | 50,249
|-
! 8
| Guajará-Mirim
| align="right" | 40,541
|-
! 9
| Ouro Preto do Oeste
| align="right" | 37,142
|-
! 10
| Buritis
| align="right" | 33,879
|-
! 11
| Pimenta Bueno
| align="right" | 33,803
|-
! 12
| Machadinho d'Oeste
| align="right" | 32,214
|-
! 13
| Espigão d'Oeste
| align="right" | 28,617
|-
! 14
| Alta Floresta d'Oeste
| align="right" | 24,577
|-
! 15
| São Miguel do Guaporé
| align="right" | 23,283
|}
Interesting facts
Vehicles: 337,089 (March 2007);
Mobile phones: 730,000 (April 2007);
Telephones: 247,000 (April 2007);
Cities: 52 (2007).;
Lepidoptera species: 1,500-1,600 (May 1990)..
Economy
The
service sector is the largest component of
GDP at 54.1%, followed by the
industrial sector at 30.6%.
Agriculture represents 15.3% of
GDP (
2004). Rondônia exports:
wood 83.6%,
coffee 8.7%,
granite 3.2%, frozen
meat 3.1% (
2002).
Share of the Brazilian economy: 0.7% (2005).
Education
.]]
Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. But
English and
Spanish are part of the official
high school curriculum.
Educational institutions
Universidade Federal de Rondônia (Unir) (Federal University of Rondônia);
Escola Agrotécnica Federal de Colorado do Oeste (EAFCO);
Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Porto Velho (Iles-Ulbra);
Faculdade de Ciências Administrativas e de Tecnologia (Fatec-RO);
Faculdade de Ciências Biomédicas de Cacoal (Facimed);
Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Exatas e Letras de Rondônia (Faro);
Faculdade da Amazônia (Iesa) (College of Amazon);
Faculdade de Porto Velho (FIP);
Carnival
.]]
The four-day period before Lent leading up to Ash Wednesday is
carnival time in
Brazil. Rich and poor alike forget their cares as they party in the streets.
Banda's Who Wants to Go on Saturday´s Carnival
Thousands of people are going to the streets and get drunk and drugged, causing several deaths during the event.
Expovel
Agricultural event in
Porto Velho.
Museum
Museum of Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré.
Theatre
Teatro Municipal, in Joaquim Nabuco Avenue (
Downtown) and Teatro Uirassu Rodrigues, in José Bonifácio
street.
Infrastructure
International Airport
Porto Velho/Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport. Porto Velho Airport, located seven kilometers from the city, has as its main access Av. Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira, with two lanes. The average commute is ten minutes.
Buses from
downtown run to the
airport every hour, and there is a fleet of
taxis serving only the
airport. The airport is served by 98 scheduled flights weekly, most going to other large Brazilian cities. Scheduled regional routes go to the municipalities of Costa Marques (
RO), Lábrea (
AM), Manicoré (
AM), Cacoal (
RO), Jí-Paraná (
RO), Vilhena (
RO) and Novo Aripuanã (
RO). The scheduled airlines flying out of Porto Velho Airport are Vasp,
Varig,
TAM, Tavaj Rico and Cruiser, besides
air taxi firms – Especial, Eucatur, Assis Aéreo Táxi, Tropical Táxi Aéreo,
Rima Taxi and Aeronorte. There are also small aircraft owned by private individuals and public institutions (Rondônia state government). The presence of
Porto Velho Air Base ensures considerable movement of military aircraft. The local people refer to Porto Velho International as Belmont Airport because it is located in this district. It became an international airport in 2002. It is located 88 meters (2.90 feet), at 084249 South latitude and 0635410 West longitude.
Highways
BR-174,
BR-317,
BR-319,
BR-364,
BR-421,
BR-425,
BR-429.
Port
Cai n'Água
Port is connected
Porto Velho to Humaitá, Manicoré and
Manaus.
Tribes
in
Amazon Rainforest.]]
The Akuntsu tribe is one of the isolated tribes of Rondônia. They are one of the
indigenous peoples of Brazil. They were first contacted in only
1995, when they numbered seven people. As of
2006 their population was down to six. They are located in the
Igarape Omere region to the southwest of Rondônia. The tribe consists of chief Kunibu Baba (male,age: ~ 70), Pupak (male, age: ~ 40), Ururu (female, age:~80) and three women with ages from 23-35. The seventh member of the tribe died in 1995. The only child born after that died in 2000 in a storm. With his death the only hope of the tribe avoiding extinction faded. In October 2009 Ururu died. Another isolated tribe known as Kanoê of Omere lives near their village. Both tribes were severely decimated during waves of massacres by cattle ranchers and their gunmen during the 1970s and '80s.
Minority languages
.]]
Djeoromitxi (Jabutí, also Jabotí, Yabuti and Iabuti), a
Macro-Ge language,
Gavião,
Nhengatu (
Lingua Geral, traditionally a
Lingua franca, a native
Tupian-based,
Jesuitic language widely spoken in times past throughout Brazil but utilized only by small groups of people today), Tenharim, Amundava, Surui (or Suruí de Rondônia), etc.
Some of the extinct indigenous languages previously spoken in the state of Rondônia are the following:
Tukumanféd,
Karipuná (almost extinct, with around a dozen speakers left alive),
Wiraféd, etc.
Among the newcomers' languages spoken in the state of Rondonia, Brazil, since the late 1960s, is the
Pomeranian (
Germanic) language of migrants arriving from the old
German settlements from the state of
Espírito Santo, located just above the state of
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Flag
The flag was designed by Silvio Carvalho Feitosa and adopted with complementary Law No. 41 of December 22, 1981. The flag uses the same colors as the
flag of Brazil, with the big star in the middle symbolizing the new state. The star is displayed rising into the blue sky, stretching over
Brazil (the yellow and green areas in the lower half of the flag).
See also
Brazil
Official Website
Brazilian Tourism Portal
Rondonia Web
References
Category:States of Brazil
