Óbidos, Pará
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| Óbidos | |||
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| Municipio | |||
| The Municipality of Óbidos | |||
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| Country |
 Brazil | ||
| Region | Northeast | ||
| State |
 Pará | ||
| Founded | September 23, 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jaime Barbosa da Silva(PTB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 28,021.287 km2 (10,819.079 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 49,254 | ||
| • Density | 1.76/km2 (4.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
- There is also a town named Óbidos in Portugal. See Óbidos, Portugal.
Óbidos is a town in Pará, Brazil located at the narrowest and swiftest part of the Amazon River. It's an old town founded in 1697, and located between Santarém and Oriximiná. The town is the seat of the Diocese of Óbidos. The town was named after Óbidos, Portugal.
Further reading
- Harris, Mark. Life on the Amazon The Anthropology of a Brazilian Peasant Village. A British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph. Oxford: Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-726239-2
- Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York City: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 1362.
Coordinates: 1°54′S 55°31′W / 1.900°S 55.517°W
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