Jaraguari

Jaraguari
Municipality
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Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state
Jaraguari Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°08′31″S 54°23′56″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Mato Grosso do Sul
Area
• Total	2,913 km2 (1,125 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	7,342
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−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.

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.