Careiro da Várzea

Careiro da Várzea
Careiro da Várzea
Municipality
	Seal
	Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
	Careiro da Várzea Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 3°13′15″S 59°49′33″W / 3.22083°S 59.82583°W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Area
• Total	2,631 km2 (1,016 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	16,725
• Density	6.4/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

Careiro da Várzea is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 16,725 (2005) and its area is 2,631 km².^[1] It lies on the south (right) bank of the Amazon opposite Manaus.

Careiro da Várzea is the terminus of the BR-319 road from southern Brazil. There is a ferry link to Manaus.

References

^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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