Itacoatiara, Amazonas

Itacoatiara
Município de Itacoatiara
Municipality of Itacoatiara
Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
Flag of Itacoatiara
Official seal of Itacoatiara
Location in the state of Amazonas
Location in the state of Amazonas
Itacoatiara is located in Brazil
Itacoatiara
Itacoatiara
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 03°08′34″S 58°26′38″W / 3.14278°S 58.44389°W / -3.14278; -58.44389
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
FoundedApril 24, 1874
Government
 • MayorAntônio Peixoto de Oliveira (Workers Party)
Area
 • Total8,891.993 km2 (3,433.218 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total102,701
 • Metro density10.016/km2 (25.94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
Area code+55 (92)
ClimateAf

Itacoatiara is a municipality in the central eastern portion of state of Amazonas, inland northern Brazil.

Its population was 102,701 (2020)[1] and its area is 8,600 km2.[2]

The town is known as "City of painted stone" - which is its name translated from Tupi. Itacoatiara has an important port, which is responsible for a considerable amount of cargo transportation in Amazonas.

Its Catedral Prelatícia Nossa Senhora do Rosário, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, is the episcopal see of the pre-diocesan Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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