Coari

Coari
Municipality

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Nickname(s): Cidade do Gás

Coari municipality (red) in Amazonas state
Coordinates: 04°05′06″S 63°08′27″W / 4.08500°S 63.14083°WCoordinates: 04°05′06″S 63°08′27″W / 4.08500°S 63.14083°W
Government
  Mayor Manoel Adail Amaral Pinheiro (PRP)
Area
  Municipality 57,921.646 km2 (22,363.673 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m (120 ft)
Population (2014)
  Density 1.334/km2 (3.46/sq mi)
  Metro 82,209
Time zone AST(UTC-4 (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) DST no longer used (UTC-4)
ZIP code 69460-000
Website http://www.coari.am.gov.br/

Coari (Choary) is a Brazilian municipality in the Amazon region. It is also one of the largest cities of the Amazonas state. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coari. The area has reserves of oil and natural gas.

Coari is served by Coari Airport located 6 km from downtown Coari. Porto Urucu Airport located in the district of Porto Urucu 470 km away serves the population residing and working for Petrobras.

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