Itapiranga, Amazonas

Itapiranga
Municipality
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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Itapiranga Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°44′56″S 58°1′19″W / 2.74889°S 58.02194°W / -2.74889; -58.02194Coordinates: 2°44′56″S 58°1′19″W / 2.74889°S 58.02194°W / -2.74889; -58.02194
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Time zone	BRT (UTC−4)
• Summer (DST)	DST no longer used (UTC−4)

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 8,625 (2005) and its area is 4,231 km².^[1]

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".

History

It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.

References

Municipalities of Amazonas Capital: Manaus Mesoregion Centro Amazonense Coari Anamã Anori Beruri Caapiranga Coari Codajás Itacoatiara Itacoatiara Itapiranga Nova Olinda do Norte Silves Urucurituba Manaus Autazes Careiro Careiro da Várzea Iranduba Manacapuru Manaquiri Manaus Parintins Barreirinha Boa Vista do Ramos Maués Nhamundá Parintins São Sebastião do Uatumã Urucará Rio Preto da Eva Presidente Figueiredo Rio Preto da Eva Tefe Alvarães Tefé Uarini Mesoregion Norte Amazonense Japura Japurá Maraã Rio Negro Barcelos Novo Airão Santa Isabel do Rio Negro São Gabriel da Cachoeira Mesoregion Sudoeste Amazonense Alto Solimoes Amaturá Atalaia do Norte Benjamin Constant Fonte Boa Jutaí Santo Antônio do Içá São Paulo de Olivença Tabatinga Tonantins Jurua Carauari Eirunepé Envira Guajará Ipixuna Itamarati Juruá Mesoregion Sul Amazonense Boca do Acre Boca do Acre Pauini Madeira Apuí Borba Humaitá Manicoré Novo Aripuanã Purus Canutama Lábrea Tapauá