Atalaia do Norte

Atalaia do Norte is the most western municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 20,398 (2020) 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]

Atalaia do Norte
Municipality
The Municipality of Atalaia do Norte
Flag
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Nickname(s): 
"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
Country Brazil
RegionNorte
State Amazonas
FoundedDecember 19, 1955
Government
  MayorNonato do Nascimento Tenazor (PDT)
Area
  Total76,355 km2 (29,481 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total20,398
  Density0.17/km2 (0.4/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
HDI (2000)0.559 – medium[2]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UNDP
  3. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. PHILLIPS, Tom (2011-06-22). "Uncontacted tribe found deep in Amazon rainforest". The Guardian UK. Retrieved 2020-05-08.


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