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Manaus ( Portuguese: [mɐˈnaws, ma-]) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2022 population of 2,063,689 distributed over a land area of about 11,401 km 2 (4,402 sq mi). Located at the east centre of the state, the city is the centre of the Manaus ...
Amazonas (Brazilian state) / 5°S 63°W / -5; -63. Amazonas [4] ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐmaˈzonɐs] ⓘ) is a state of Brazil, located in the North Region in the north-western corner of the country. It is the largest Brazilian state by area and the ninth-largest country subdivision in the world. It is the largest country subdivision ...
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Amazonas (AM), located in the North Region of Brazil. Amazonas is divided into 62 municipalities, which are grouped into 13 microregions, which are further grouped into four mesoregions . Municipalities of Amazonas, Brazil. Mesoregions. Centro Amazonense. Norte Amazonense. Sudoeste Amazonense.
North Region, Brazil. / 3.12917°S 60.02139°W / -3.12917; -60.02139. The North Region of Brazil ( Portuguese: Região Norte do Brasil [ʁeʒiˈɐ̃w ˈnɔʁtʃi du bɾaˈziw]) is the largest region of Brazil, corresponding to 45.27% of the national territory. It is the second-least-inhabited of the country, and contributes with a minor ...
State City Population Population year Notes Ref Distrito Federal: Brasília: 3,094,325: 2021: National capital: Goiás: Águas Lindas de Goiás: 222,850: 2021: Anápolis
The Amazon River ( UK: / ˈæməzən /, US: / ˈæməzɒn /; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile.
Santarém ( Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃taˈɾẽj]) is a town and municipality in the western part of the state of Pará in Brazil. Located at the confluence of the Tapajós and Amazon Rivers, it has become a popular tourist destination. It is the second-most important city in the state, and the financial and economic center of the western ...
The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment. Nowadays, the country has 5,570 cities, with 5,568 municipalities plus the capital and the Island of Fernando de Noronha.