Jaru

Jaru is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondonia. Its populace is envisioned at 51,933 population. It has an area of 2944 km ². The town of Jaru is located in the valley of the river Jaru. The council came around a telegraph of the posts set up in 1912 by the Commission of Strategic Telegraph Line Mato Grosso / Amazon, led by means of then-Col. Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon. However, the River Valley Jaru become occupied by the rubber tappers and because the 19th century, despite the resistance imposed with the aid of the kingdom of Jarus, who had below his rule, occupying a widespread area stretching from the river Jaru, left tributary of Ji-Parana river, to the seashores of the upper path of the Madeira River.

In 1915, the Rondon Commission undertook studies exploring the Rio Jaru, retaining its call in homage to the unique population, the Jarus. The modern profession of the valley Jaru happened considering 1975, with the set up of the Integrated Project of Colonization Father Adolpho Rohl, INCRA, settlements of colonists to come especially from the Central South of Brazil.