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]

Itapiranga
Official seal of Itapiranga
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; -58.02194
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Area
 • Total
4,231 km2 (1,634 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,230
 • Density2/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

Name

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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

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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

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It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.

References

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  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