Itapiranga | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | North |
Subdivision Name2: | Amazonas |
Area Total Km2: | 4,231 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 9,230 |
Population Density Km2: | 2 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | −4 |
Timezone Dst: | DST no longer used |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Coordinates: | -2.7489°N -58.0219°W |
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 9,230 (2020)[1] and its area is 4,231 km2.[2]
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".
The municipality contains about 40% of the Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, which protects the lower part of the Uatumã River basin.
It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.