Itapiranga, Amazonas
Municipality in North, Brazil
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Seal
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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
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Itapiranga is a municipality located in the state of Amazonas northern Brazil on the left bank of the Solimões River about 200 km east of Manaus. Its population was 9,230 (2020)[1] and its area is 4,231 km2.[2]
Name
The name is of Indian origin, and was given to a quarry which has a port. It comes from ita, stone and pitanga, red, so the name means "red stone".
Geography
The municipality contains about 40% of the 424,430 hectares (1,048,800 acres) Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, which protects the lower part of the Uatumã River basin.[3]
History
It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.
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Capital: Manaus
Centro Amazonense
Coari | |
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Itacoatiara |
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Manaus | |
Parintins | |
Rio Preto da Eva | |
Tefe |
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Norte Amazonense
Japura | |
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Rio Negro |
Sudoeste Amazonense
Alto Solimoes | |
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Jurua |
Sul Amazonense
Boca do Acre | |
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Madeira | |
Purus |
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