Silves, Amazonas

Silves
Municipality
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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Silves Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°50′20″S 58°12′33″W / 2.83889°S 58.20917°W / -2.83889; -58.20917
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Area
• Total	3,749 km2 (1,447 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,230
• Density	2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AMT)
Climate	Af

Silves or Ilha de Silves is an island municipality in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. It is located 10 km straight line north or about 40 km by water from the Amazon River, 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Manaus (almost halfway between that city and the Amazonas-Pará state border). Its population was 9,230 (2020)^[1] and its area is 3,749 square kilometres (1,447 sq mi).^[2]