Official Name: | Itaubal |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Name1: | North |
Subdivision Name2: | Amapá |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Victor Hugo Lopes Rodrigues |
Leader Party: | PMDB |
Established Date: | 1 May 1992 |
Area Total Km2: | 1704 |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 5,617 |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 0.5958°N -50.6708°W |
Elevation M: | 8.11 |
Itaubal (pronounced as /pt/ also Itaubal do Piririm) is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 5,617[1] and its area is 1704km2. Itaubal is located 112km (70miles) from the state capitol of Macapá.
Itaubal was built on the right bank of the Piririm River. First reports of habitation date from 1935. In 1940, more migrants settled in the village. In 1992, it became an independent municipality.[2] The economy is based on forestry, subsistence farming and livestock.[3]
It takes its name from the itaúba (Mezilaurus itauba), a valuable species of laurel. The tree was once found in great abundance in the region, but is now endangered. Itaubal is bordered to the southeast by the delta of the Amazon River, and surrounded by Macapá to the southwest, west, and north.
This city has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am). The wet season, typically occurring during February, is marked by heavy rainfall and high humidity.