Atalaia do Norte

Atalaia do Norte
Municipality
The Municipality of Atalaia do Norte
Flag of Atalaia do Norte
Flag
Official seal of Atalaia do Norte
Seal
Nickname: 
"Pérola do Javari" (Javari's Pearl)
Location in the Estado do Amazonas
Location in the Estado do Amazonas
Atalaia do Norte is located in Brazil
Atalaia do Norte
Atalaia do Norte
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 04°22′19″S 70°11′31″W / 4.37194°S 70.19194°W / -4.37194; -70.19194
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 (ACT)
HDI (2000)0.559 – medium[2]

Atalaia do Norte is the most western municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. As of 2020, its population was 20,398 and its area is 76,355 km²,[3] thus making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the seventh largest in Brazil.

Geography

The area of this municipality includes the Vale do Javari, an indigenous reserve which 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] The town is at the start of the Itaquai River.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{cite web}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UNDP
  3. ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{cite web}: 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.