Santo Antônio do Içá

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Santo Antônio do Içá is a community and a municipality in the state of Amazonas near the Colombian border in Brazil. The population is 21,243 (2020 est.)[1] in an area of 12,307 km².[2] The municipality was created in 1955 out of São Paulo de Olivença. The city is served by Ipiranga Airport.

Santo Antônio do Içá
View from the ship F/B Vitória Régia in 2024
View from the ship F/B Vitória Régia in 2024
Flag of Santo Antônio do Içá
Location in Amazonas state
Location in Amazonas state
Santo Antônio do Içá is located in Brazil
Santo Antônio do Içá
Santo Antônio do Içá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°6′7″S 67°56′24″W / 3.10194°S 67.94000°W / -3.10194; -67.94000
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
StateAmazonas
MicroregionAlto Solimões
Area
 • Total12,307 km2 (4,752 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total21,243
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
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.[3] It contains parts of the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.[4]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. ^ ARIE Javari-Buriti (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-19
  4. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Jutaí-Solimões (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-04
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