Itacoatiara, Amazonas
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Município de Itacoatiara Municipality of Itacoatiara |
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 Itacoatiara
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| Coordinates: 03°08′34″S 58°26′38″W / 3.14278°S 58.44389°WCoordinates: 03°08′34″S 58°26′38″W / 3.14278°S 58.44389°W | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | North | ||
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 Amazonas
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| Founded | April 24, 1874 | ||
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| • Mayor | Mamoud Amed Parti (Social Democratic Party of Brazil) | ||
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| • Municipality | 8,891.993 km2 (3,433.218 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Metro | 95,714 | ||
| • Metro density | 10.016/km2 (25.94/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | DST no longer used (UTC−4) | ||
Itacoatiara is a municipality in the central eastern portion of state of Amazonas, inland northern Brazil.
It is 176 km east by air or 270 km downstream by river from Manaus. It is the third most populous town in the state, on the bank of the Amazon River.
Its population was 95,714 (2014) and its area is 8,600 km².
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.
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