Official Name: | São Paulo de Olivença |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -3.4594°N -68.9333°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Amazonas |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name4: | Alto Solimões |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 19746 |
Population Total: | 40,073 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ACT |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 69600-xxx |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
São Paulo de Olivença is a community and a municipality near the western edge of the state of Amazonas near the tri-country border area in Brazil. The population is 40,073 (2020 est.)[1] in an area of 19,746 km².[2] The city is served by Senadora Eunice Michiles Airport. This city, along with other surrounding cities, is known for their sand export for the making of cement.
It was founded in 1689 as a mission by Spanish Jesuit Samuel Fritz. The municipality of Santo Antônio do Içá, located to the north, was separated from this municipality in 1955.[3] In 2010, the city suffered from a severe landslide, causing road damage. No one was injured or killed, but many homes were lost in the Amazon River.