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 | |
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Municipality | |
 Seal | |
 Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
| Coordinates: 2°44′56″S 58°1′19″W / 2.74889°S 58.02194°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Amazonas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,231 km2 (1,634 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,230 |
| • Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (DST no longer used) |
Name
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
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
It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.