Itapiranga, Amazonas

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Name

The name is of Indian origin, and was given to a quarry which has a port. It comes from ita, stone and pitanga, red, so the name means "red stone".

Geography

The municipality contains about 40% of the Script error: No such module "convert". Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, which protects the lower part of the Uatumã River basin.[3]

History

It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.

References

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  1. IBGE 2020
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