Atalaia do Norte
Atalaia do Norte | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Atalaia do Norte | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Pérola do Javari" (Javari's Pearl) | |
 Location in the Estado do Amazonas | |
  Atalaia do Norte Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 04°22′19″S 70°11′31″W / 4.37194°S 70.19194°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Norte |
| State |  Amazonas |
| Founded | December 19, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nonato do Nascimento Tenazor (PDT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76,355 km2 (29,481 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 13,682 |
| • Density | 0.17/km2 (0.4/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.559 – medium[2] |
Atalaia do Norte is the most western municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 13,682 (2008) and its area is 76,355 km²,[3] thus making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the seventh largest in Brazil. It is in the area of this municipality that find the Vale do Javari, an indigenous reserve that is inhabited until the present day by isolated indians also called "arrow peoples", indigenous ethnic groups that have had little or no contact with modernity.[4]
References
- ^ IBGE 2008 statistics
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UNDP - ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ PHILLIPS, Tom (2011-06-22). "Uncontacted tribe found deep in Amazon rainforest". The Guardian UK. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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