Santo Antônio do Içá
Santo Antônio do Içá is a community and a municipality in the state of Amazonas near the Colombian border in Brazil. The population is 23,688 (2015 est.) in an area of 12,307 km².[1] The municipality was created in 1955 out of São Paulo de Olivença. The city is served by Ipiranga Airport.
Santo Antônio do Içá | |
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Location in Amazonas state | |
Santo Antônio do Içá Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 3°6′7″S 67°56′24″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amazonas |
Microregion | Alto Solimões |
Area | |
• Total | 12,307 km2 (4,752 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 23,688 |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | BRT-1 (UTC-4) |
Postal code | 69680-xxx |
Area code | +55 97 |
The municipality contains the 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1985.[2] It contains parts of the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.[3]
References
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ARIE Javari-Buriti (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
- Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Jutaí-Solimões (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-04
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