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Itapiranga, Amazonas

Itapiranga is a municipality located in the state of Amazonas northern Brazil on the left bank of the Solimões River about 200&nbsp;km east of Manaus. Its population was 9,230 (2020) and its area is 4,231&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Name

The name is of American 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 Uatumã Sustainable Development Reserve, which protects the lower part of the Uatumã River basin.

History

It was founded in 1931 as a suburb of Silves.

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