Juyú
Juyú | ||||
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 Flag | ||||
 Location of Juyú in Araucaria | ||||
| Country | Balisca | |||
| Community | Araucaria | |||
| Before confederation | Maroon Confederacy | |||
| Confederalization into Balisca | 22 October 1883 | |||
| Capital and largest city | Axarquía | |||
| Administration | 346 cantons, and 7,320 communes | |||
| Common languages | Mozarabic, Baliscano, Maroniko and Kurupirangüe | |||
| Demonym(s) | Juyuense | |||
| Legislature | Council of Juyú | |||
| National representation | ||||
| 40 seats (of 736) | ||||
| Area | ||||
• Total | 22,727 km2 (8,775 sq mi) (27th) | |||
| Population | ||||
• December 2023 estimate | 5,692,427 (22nd) | |||
• 2020 census | 5,187,839 | |||
• Density | 338.47/km2 (876.6/sq mi) (2nd) | |||
| HDI (2024) |  0.906very high · 4th | |||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BST) | |||
| Postal abbreviation | JYU | |||
| ISO 3166 code | BL-JU | |||
| Symbols | ||||
| Bird | Araucarian tern (Sterna hirundinacea) | |||
| Flower | Ceibo (Erythrina crista-galli) | |||
| Colour(s) | Scyllas blue, black, and forest green | |||
| Internet TLD | .jyu | |||
| Website | consejo.bl.jyu | |||
Juyú (Baliscano pronunciation: ['jou-jou]) is the most populous region of Araucaria, within the Baliscan Confederation. It is bordered by Arapytúcaá to the northwest, Vitacura to the east, the Strait of Ivorra to the south. The capital and largest city of Juyú is Axarquía. It is the 27th-largest region, with an area of 22,727 square kilometres (8,775 sq mi), and the x-most populous region, with more than 5.6 million people. The majority of Juyú's residents live in the Axarquía metropolitan area.
Juyú is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation. The region has a oceanic climate according to the Köppen climate classification, characterized by cool summers and mild, cold winters, and is included in the Gran País del Sur megaregion and ecoregion.
