Rondônia

Rondônia (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁõˈdonjɐ] ⓘ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). 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 and southwest is Bolivia. Rondônia has a population of 1,815,000 as of 2021. It is the fifth least populated state. Its capital and largest city is Porto Velho, bathed by the Madeira River. The state was named after Cândido Rondon,[4] who explored the north of the country during the 1910s. The state, which is home to c. 0.7% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for c. 0.3% of the Brazilian GDP.

For the genus of nematodes, see Rondonia (nematode).
Rondônia
State
Estado de Rondônia
State of Rondônia
Flag of Rondônia
Flag
Coat of arms of Rondônia
Coat of arms
Anthem: Hino de Rondônia
Location of State of Rondônia in Brazil
Location of State of Rondônia in Brazil
Coordinates: 10.90°S 62.76°W / -10.90; -62.76
Country Brazil
FoundedSeptember 13, 1943
Capital and largest cityPorto Velho
Government
 • GovernorMarcos Rocha (UNIÃO)
 • Vice GovernorSérgio Gonçalves (UNIÃO)
 • SenatorsConfúcio Moura (MDB)
Jaime Bagattoli (PL)
Marcos Rogério (PL)
Area
[1]
 • Total237,765 km2 (91,802 sq mi)
 • Rank13th
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,581,016
 • Estimate 
(2023)
1,581,016
 • Rank23rd
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
  • Rank19th
DemonymRondoniano(a) or Rondoniense
GDP
 • Year2006 estimate
 • TotalUS$ 11,287,000,000 (22nd)
 • Per capitaUS$ 6,327 (13th)
HDI
 • Year2021
 • Category0.700[2] – high (18th)
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT–1[3])
Postal Code
76800-000 to 76999-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-RO
License Plate Letter SequenceNBB to NEH, OHL to OHW, OXL, QRA, QTA to QTJ, RSU to RSZ,NAH to NBA, , NUH to NUL, RZA to RZD
Websiterondonia.ro.gov.br

The state has 52 municipalities and occupies an area of 237,590.547 km², equivalent to the territory of Romania and almost five times larger than Croatia. In addition to this, there are other important cities such as Ariquemes, Cacoal, Guajará-Mirim, Ji-Paraná, Rolim de Moura and Vilhena.

Geography
Köppen map for Rondônia

Rondonia used to be home to over 200,000 km2 of rainforest, but has become one of the most deforested places in the Amazon. By 2003 around 70,000 km2 of rainforest had been cleared.[5]

The area around the Guaporé River is part of the Beni savanna ecoregion.[6]

The Samuel Dam is located in the state, on the Jamari River.[7]

Climate, hydrography and vegetation

The humid tropical climate with a slightly marked dry season (Köppen’s Am) predominates in Rondônia. Rainfall varies from 1,900mm in the south to 2,500mm in the north. The temperature remains high throughout the year, with annual averages above 26 °C (78,8 °F).

All the rivers in the state belong to the Madeira River basin, a tributary of the Amazon. The plateau forms the watershed between the rivers that flow directly into the Madeira, located in the eastern part of the state, and those in the western region, which flow into the Mamoré and Guaporé.

About seventy percent of the surface of Rondônia is covered by the Amazon rainforest. The remaining thirty percent corresponds to savannas and dense savannas that cover the tabular surface of the plateau. However, deforestation, which accelerated in the mid-1980s for the exploration of minerals, is a cause for concern.

History
Main article: History of Rondônia

Demographics

It is the third most populous state in the North Region with 1,815,278 inhabitants, according to an estimate by IBGE for 2021, being surpassed only by Pará and Amazonas. The population density was 6.6 inhabitants/km2. Urbanization: 66.8% (2004); Population growth: 2.2% (1991-2000); Houses: 430,747 (2005).[8] Four of its municipalities have a population above 100,000 inhabitants, these being Porto Velho, Ji-Paraná, Ariquemes and Vilhena.

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%).[9]

The population of Rondônia is one of the most diverse in Brazil, composed of migrants from all regions of the country, among whom stand out the Paraná, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul, who settled in the capital, still preserving the strong Amazonian traits of the native population in cities bathed by large rivers, especially in Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim, the two oldest cities in the state.

Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Territories in Rondônia.

As of 2011 there were 21 Indigenous Territories in Rondônia, with two more in process of being demarcated.[10] The largest of these, the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory, covers over 1.8 million hectares.[11] Another, the Rio Omerê Indigenous Territory, is home to the Kanoê and Akuntsu people. Both tribes were the victims of massacres by cattle ranchers in the 1970s and 1980s and currently number just four and five individuals respectively.[12][13]

Over 20 indigenous languages are spoken in Rondônia. Below is a list of indigenous languages spoken in the state:[14]

LanguageFamilyBranchISOOther names
Aikanãlanguage isolatetbaAikaná, Corumbiara, Huari, Kasupá, Kolumbiara, Masaká, Mundé, Tubarão, Uari, Wari
Kanoélanguage isolatekxoCanoé, Canoê, Guaratégaya, Guarategaja, Koaratira, Guaratira, Amniapé, Kapixaná, Kapixana, Kapishanã
Kwazalanguage isolatexwaCoaia, Koaiá, Koaya, Koayá, Quaiá, Arara
KaxararíPanoanktxKasharari, Kaxariri
LatundêNambikwaranltnLeitodu
SabanêsNambikwaransaeSabané, Sabanê, Sabanés, Sabanes, Sabones, Sowainte
Oro WinChapacuranorwdialects: Oro At, Oro Eo, Oro Mon, Oro Nao, Oro Waram, Oro Waram Xijem
ArikapúMacro-JêJabutíarkAricapú, Maxubí
JabutíMacro-JêJabutíjbtDjeoromitxi, Dheoromitxí, Kipiu, Jabotí, Quipiu, Yabutí
ArikemTupianArikemaitAriken, Arikém, Ariquême
KaritiânaTupianArikemktnCaritiana, Karitiána, Karitiana
AruáTupianMondéarxAruaxi, Aruashí
Gavião do JiparanáTupianMondégvoDigüt, Gavião, Gavião do Rondônia, Ikõro
SuruíTupianMondésruPaiter, Suruí de Rondônia, Suruí do Jiparaná, Suruí Paiter
PuruboráTupianPuruborápurAurã, Boruborá, Burubora, Cujubi, Kuyubi, Miguelenho, Migueleno, Pumbora, Puroborá, Puruba
KaroTupianRamaramaarrArara, Arára, Arára de Rondonia, Arára do Jiparaná, Arara-Karo, Itanga, Itogapuc, Itogapúk, Ntogapid, Ntogapig, Ramarama, Uruku, Urukú
AkuntsuTupianTuparíaqz
MakurápTupianTuparímpuMacuráp, Macurape, Macurapi, Makurápi, Massaka
TuparíTupianTuparítpr
WayoróTupianTuparíwyrAjurú, Ayurú, Uaiora, Wajaru, Wayru, Wayurú
AmundavaTupianKawahivaadwAmondawa, Amondáwa, Amundawa, Amundáwa
Uru-Eu-Wau-WauTupianKawahivaurzEru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Kagwahiva, Uru-Eu-Uau-Uau, Uruewawau, Urueuwawáu
Warázu[15]TupianGuarayupsmPauserna
ConjubimChapacuran
Federal University of Rondônia in Porto Velho.
House of Culture Ivan Marrocos, in Porto Velho.

Economy
Soybeans in Ji-Paraná
Rice in Presidente Médici

The economy of the state of Rondônia has, as main activities, agriculture, livestock, food industry and vegetal and mineral extraction. In 2016, the state's GDP reached R$ 39.451 billion. Its export basket is mainly composed of frozen beef (43.43%), soy (32.77%), raw tin (7.08%), sawn wood (2.36%) and edible giblets (2.02%).[16][17]

Beginning in the 1970s, the state attracted farmers from the south-central part of the country, stimulated by the federal government's colonization projects and the availability of cheap and fertile land. The development of agricultural activities has transformed the area into one of the main agricultural frontiers in the country and one of the most prosperous and productive regions in northern Brazil. The state stands out in the production of coffee (largest producer in the North and 5th largest in Brazil), cocoa (2nd largest producer in the North and 3rd largest in Brazil), beans (2nd largest producer in the North), maize (2nd largest producer in the North region), soybean (3rd largest producer in the North region), rice (3rd largest producer in the North region) and cassava (4th largest producer in the North region). Despite the large volume of production and the small territory by the region's standards (7 times smaller than Amazonas and 6 times smaller than Pará), Rondônia still has more than 60% of its territory fully preserved.

In coffee production, Rondônia was, in 2019, the 5th largest producer in the country, being the 2nd largest producer of Coffea canephora, getting a total of 2.3 million bags of 60 kg of coffee (near 138 thousand tons) this year.[18]

In soy, in the 2019 Brazilian harvest, Rondônia harvested 1.2 million tons, 3rd in the North Region.[19][20][21]

In 2019, the state produced 805 thousand tons of maize, second largest production in the northern region, losing only to Tocantins.[22]

In cassava production, Brazil produced a total of 17.6 million tons in 2018. Rondônia was the 11th largest producer in the country, with 583 thousand tons.[23]

In 2018, Rondônia produced 124 thousand tons of rice.[24]

In the production of cocoa, Pará has been competing with Bahia for the leadership of Brazilian production. In 2019, Pará harvested 135 thousand tons of cocoa, and Bahians harvested 130 thousand tons. Rondônia is the 3rd largest cocoa producer in the country, with 18 thousand tons harvested in 2017.[25][26]

In 2017, the state had a cattle herd of 14,098,031 head of cattle (73,37% for beef and the rest for dairy), second largest herd in the North, second only to Pará, being the 6th largest in the country, 5th in meat exports and 8th in milk production.[27] The state's milk production in 2018 was around 800 million liters, the largest producer in the North.[28]

In 2017, Rondônia had 0.62% of the national mineral participation (8th place in the country). Rondônia had production of tin (10,9 thousand tons at a value of R$ 333 million), gold (1 ton at a value of R$ 125 million), niobium (in the form of columbita-tantalita) (3.5 thousand tons at R$ 24 million), and zinc in gross form (26 thousand tons at R$ 27 million)[29] In addition, in gemstones, the state has some production of garnet.[30]

In industry, Rondônia had an industrial GDP of R$ 8.2 billion in 2017, equivalent to 0.7% of the national industry. It employs 49,944 workers in the industry. The main industrial sectors are: Industrial Services of Public Utility, such as Electricity and Water (54.4%), Construction (19.2%), Food (17.6%), Wood (1.8%) and Non-metallic minerals (1.2%). These 5 sectors concentrate 94.2% of the state's industry.[31]

Transport
Porto Velho/Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport.

Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport is located in the state capital of Porto Velho.[32]

The state of Rondônia has 24,000 kilometers of highways, of which only 7% are paved. The BR-364, fully paved in the Rondônia section, crosses the state from the border with Mato Grosso to the border with Acre. It is the main route for the outflow of grain production (especially soy) from the south of Rondônia and the west of Mato Grosso to the city of Porto Velho, where the grain port is located. A bridge is being built over the Madeira River (the first over this river), which aims to consolidate road transport between Brazil and Peru.[33]

Education

The quality of Education in Rondônia is considered the fourteenth best in the country, compared to other Brazilian states. In the list of Brazilian states by HDI, with data from 2010, the “Education” factor reached an index of 0.557, an increase of more than 67% compared to 2000, when the state reached only 0.345.

According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), in 2021 there were 244,815 enrollments in primary education in Rondônia.[34]

See also

References
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  17. Rondonia Exports
  18. Produção de café conilon avança e pode ter safra recorde em 2019 gerando emprego e renda
  19. Rondônia deve produzir 1,2 milhão de toneladas de soja na safra 2019/2020
  20. Soja é ouro no estado do Tocantins
  21. Especialistas e produtores debatem sobre a expansão da soja no Pará
  22. Colheita do milho safrinha cresce 20% e Conab estima produção de 805 mil toneladas em Rondônia
  23. Produção brasileira de mandioca em 2018
  24. Safra de arroz tem aumento de produtividade em Rondônia
  25. Pará retoma liderança na produção brasileira de cacau, com a união de agricultores
  26. Rondônia é o terceiro maior produtor de cacau do Brasil
  27. Rebanho bovino ultrapassa 14 milhões de cabeças em Rondônia
  28. Produção de leite em Rondônia resulta em cerca de 800 milhões de litros por ano e é um dos destaques da feira
  29. Anuário Mineral Brasileiro 2018
  30. Algumas Gemas Clássicas
  31. Industry Profile of Rondonia
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