Atalaia do Norte

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, thus making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the seventh largest in Brazil.

Atalaia do Norte
The Municipality of Atalaia do Norte
Nickname: 
"Pérola do Javari" (Javari's Pearl)
Location in the Estado do Amazonas
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
 • Total
76,355 km2 (29,481 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
20,398
 • Density0.17/km2 (0.44/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC−5 (ACT)
HDI (2000)0.559 – medium

Geography

The area of this municipality includes the Vale do Javari, an indigenous reserve which is inhabited until the present day by isolated Amerindians also called "arrow peoples", indigenous ethnic groups that have had little or no contact with the rest of the world. The town is located at the start of the Itaquai River.

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