Rondônia: State in the North Region of Brazil

It is in the northwest of the country. To the west is the state of Acre. To the north is the state of Amazonas. In the east is Mato Grosso. In the south is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. The state was named after Candido Rondon.

State of Rondônia
State
Flag Coat of arms
Location of State of Rondônia in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°54′S 62°46′W / 10.90°S 62.76°W / -10.90; -62.76
Country	Brazil
Capital and Largest City	Porto Velho
Government
• Governor	Confúcio Moura
• Vice Governor	Airton Gurgacz
Area
• Total	237,576.16 km2 (91,728.67 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,590,011
• Rank	23rd
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Rank	19th
Demonym	Rondoniano or Rondoniense
GDP
• Year	2006 estimate
• Total	R$13,110,000,000 (22nd)
• Per capita	R$8,391 (15th)
HDI
• Year	2005
• Category	0.776 – medium (14th)
Time zone	UTC-4 (BRT-1)
Postal Code	76800-000 to 76999-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-RO
Website	rondonia.ro.gov.br

Other cities include:

• Ji-Paraná
• Ariquemes
• Vilhena
• Cacoal

The state is covered mostly by jungle of the Amazon Rainforest. About three-fifths of the state has had the jungle removed since the 1970s. Most of the people living in the state now live in urban areas. It is a big exporter of wood. The state also makes both coffee and cocoa. The breeding of cattle is also important here.

The flag was made by Silvio Carvalho Feitosa. It was made the flag of the state on December 22, 1981. The flag uses the same colors of the flag of Brazil. The big star in the middle of the flag is a symbol for the new state. The star is shown rising into the blue sky that is stretching over Brazil (the yellow and green areas in the lower half of the flag).

The Akuntsu tribe is one of the tribes of Rondônia. They are one of the indigenous peoples of Brazil. They were first contacted in only 1995. At that time, there were only seven people in the tribe. As of 2006, there were six people. They live 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 to 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 not becoming extinct lessened.