Ampére is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Ampére | |
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Municipality | |
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  Ampére Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 25°54′54″S 53°28′22″W / 25.91500°S 53.47278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southern |
| State | Paraná |
| Mesoregion | Sudoeste Paranaense |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 19,311 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Ampére is located in the southern part of the state of Paraná, about a three-hour drive from the city of Foz do Iguaçu, and approximately 40 kilometers from the border with Argentina.
The city of Ampére was officially established in 1961, making it a relatively recent formation. Its establishment is linked to the colonization of southern Paraná by Brazilian settlers.[6]
The origin of the city's name is undoubtedly connected to the eponymous river that flows through it, as is the case with many other small towns in Paraná. The Ampére River, a tributary of the Capanema River, was originally named "Ampère" (with the grave accent, which does not exist in Portuguese) in honor of André-Marie Ampère, as evidenced by maps created at the end of the 19th century during the cartography of this region of Brazil.[6]
The Society of Friends of André-Marie Ampère (SAAMA) named the city of Ampére an honorary member of the SAAMA during its Board of Directors meeting on February 1, 2023.[7]
See also
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edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ a b Ignácio Reichert (2020). Ampére. Desbravamento e pioneirismo (1946-1961) (2nd ed.).
- ^ Alfonso San Miguel (December 2023). "La Ville d'Ampére (Paraná, Brésil) membre honoraire de la Société des Amis d'André-Marie Ampère". Bulletin de la Société des Amis d'André-Marie Ampère. 68: 27–30.
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