Itapiranga, Amazonas

Municipality in North, Brazil
Official seal of Itapiranga
Seal
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Coordinates: 2°44′56″S 58°1′19″W / 2.74889°S 58.02194°W / -2.74889; -58.02194Country BrazilRegionNorthState AmazonasArea
 • Total4,231 km2 (1,634 sq mi)Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,230 • Density2/km2 (5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

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.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ RDS do Uatumã (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-25
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Capital: Manaus
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Centro Amazonense
Coari
Itacoatiara
Manaus
Parintins
Rio Preto da Eva
Tefe
Municipalities of Amazonas
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Norte Amazonense
Japura
Rio Negro
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Sudoeste Amazonense
Alto Solimoes
Jurua
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Sul Amazonense
Boca do Acre
Madeira
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