Itapiranga | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 2°44′56″S 58°1′19″W / 2.74889°S 58.02194°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amazonas |
Area | |
• Total | 4,231 km2 (1,634 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,230 |
• Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−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]
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".
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]
It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.
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Itapiranga | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 2°44′56″S 58°1′19″W / 2.74889°S 58.02194°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amazonas |
Area | |
• Total | 4,231 km2 (1,634 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,230 |
• Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−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]
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".
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]
It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.
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link)