Mutum River
Mutum River (Amazonas) is located in Brazil
Mutum River (Amazonas)
Native nameRio Mutum (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationState of Amazonas
Mouth 
  location
Jutaí River
  coordinates
4°39′55″S 68°08′10″W / 4.665187°S 68.136153°W / -4.665187; -68.136153
Length320 [1]
Basin features
River systemJutaí River

The Mutum River is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Jutaí River.

The 2,450,380 hectares (6,055,000 acres) Cujubim Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003, lies on either side of the river in the municipality of Jutaí.[2] It is the largest conservation unit in Amazonas and the largest sustainable development reserve in the world.[3]

See also

References

Sources

  • RDS Cujubim (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-25
  • Ziesler, R.; Ardizzone, G.D. (1979), "Amazon River System", The Inland waters of Latin America, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, ISBN 92-5-000780-9, archived from the original on 8 November 2014


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