Itacoatiara, Amazonas

Itacoatiara
Itacoatiara
Municipality
	Município de Itacoatiara; Municipality of Itacoatiara
	Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
	Flag Seal
	Location in the state of Amazonas
	Itacoatiara Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 03°08′34″S58°26′38″W / 3.14278°S 58.44389°W Coordinates: 03°08′34″S58°26′38″W / 3.14278°S 58.44389°W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Founded	April 24, 1874
Government
• Mayor	Antônio Peixoto de Oliveira (Workers Party)
Area
• Total	8,891.993 km2 (3,433.218 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	102,701
• Metro density	10.016/km2 (25.94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AMT)
Area code	+55 (92)
Climate	Af

Last updated May 19, 2023

Itacoatiara is a municipality in the central eastern portion of state of Amazonas, inland northern Brazil.

History

In 1655, an aldeia (hamlet) named Arroquis, on Albi Island^{[ where? ]} on the Madeira River, was founded by Portuguese Jesuit missionary António Vieira. It was thereafter moved four times due to aggression by the indigenous Mura people.
In 1757, the inhabitants of aldeia Abacaxi (where did the inhabitants of Arroquis go?) moved to the left bank of the Amazon River, where Itacoatiara is now located.
In 1758, Francisco Xavier de Mendonça passed through the region for the second time in order to found the captaincy of São José do Rio Negro.^{[ relevant? ]}
In 1759, the aldeia was elevated to the category of village, and was then called Serpa.
Itacoatiara became an actual town by law 74 of December 10, 1857, but in 1858 it was once more demoted as village, named Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Serpa. Finally, on April 25, 1874, by law 283, Itacoatiara was again elevated to the category of town, with its current name.

Demography

Ethnic composition

Itacoatiara is marked by the cultural, political and economic traits inherited from the Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch people. The city grew that way, but going back a bit in history, one can not forget the importance of Amerindians in the ethnic contribution. It was the Amerindians who began human occupation in the Amazon, and their descendants, the caboclos, developed in intimate contact with the environment, adapting to the regional peculiarities and opportunities offered by the forest.

In historical formation, Itacoatiara's demography is the result of the miscegenation of the three basic ethnic groups that compose the Brazilian population: Native Brazilian, European and African, thus forming the region's mestizos (caboclos). Later on, with the arrival of the immigrants, especially Japanese,^[3] Arabs,^{[ citation needed ]} Syrians, Lebanese^{[ citation needed ]} and Jews coming mostly from Morocco,^[4] a unique culture was formed that characterizes the population of the city, its values and way of life.

According to the IBGE 2000 census, the population of Itacoatiara is composed of: Pardo (58.37% or 41.367 inhabitants), White (32.21% or 22.504 inhabitants), Black (5.7% or 4 110 inhabitants), Amerindians (3.09% or 2,228 inhabitants) and Yellow (0.63% or 430 inhabitants).^[5]^[6] There are also 50 people who did not declare their ethnicity, representing 0.10% of the total population.^[5]^[6]

Climate

Climate data for Itacoatiara, Amazonas (1981–2010, extremes 1971–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.0 (96.8)	36.2 (97.2)	36.5 (97.7)	37.0 (98.6)	36.1 (97.0)	36.0 (96.8)	37.9 (100.2)	36.8 (98.2)	37.8 (100.0)	38.8 (101.8)	37.6 (99.7)	38.6 (101.5)	38.8 (101.8)
Average high °C (°F)	31.1 (88.0)	30.9 (87.6)	31.0 (87.8)	31.1 (88.0)	31.4 (88.5)	31.8 (89.2)	32.2 (90.0)	33.0 (91.4)	33.7 (92.7)	33.8 (92.8)	33.1 (91.6)	32.1 (89.8)	32.1 (89.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.2 (79.2)	26.3 (79.3)	26.4 (79.5)	26.7 (80.1)	26.7 (80.1)	26.8 (80.2)	27.2 (81.0)	27.9 (82.2)	28.0 (82.4)	27.5 (81.5)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)
Average low °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.8 (73.0)	23.1 (73.6)	23.3 (73.9)	23.2 (73.8)	23.0 (73.4)	22.8 (73.0)
Record low °C (°F)	18.9 (66.0)	18.8 (65.8)	18.0 (64.4)	17.5 (63.5)	19.8 (67.6)	19.0 (66.2)	16.9 (62.4)	18.4 (65.1)	18.3 (64.9)	19.2 (66.6)	18.5 (65.3)	18.8 (65.8)	16.9 (62.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	327.2 (12.88)	286.0 (11.26)	371.2 (14.61)	301.6 (11.87)	255.5 (10.06)	152.1 (5.99)	100.6 (3.96)	74.9 (2.95)	84.3 (3.32)	97.0 (3.82)	147.1 (5.79)	214.9 (8.46)	2,412.4 (94.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	18	17	20	19	18	14	10	7	7	7	8	12	157
Average relative humidity (%)	87.7	87.3	87.8	87.9	87.2	85.2	82.7	81.3	79.7	79.3	81.6	84.4	84.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours	106.2	99.2	92.1	103.8	124.4	154.9	202.6	202.7	187.4	173.6	136.8	127.4	1,704.3
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia^[7]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)^[8]

Notable people

Mayra Dias, Brazilian model and Miss Brazil 2018

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References

↑ IBGE 2020
↑ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "A quarta raça". Japão 100. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ "Judeus marroquinos que vieram para a Amazônia". Revista Morashá. December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
1 2 "Tabela 2094 — População residente por cor ou raça e religião". IBGE. 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
1 2 "Tabela 2094 — População residente por cor ou raça e religião". IBGE. 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Station Itacoatiara" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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[1] IBGE 2020

[2] Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Japoneses-3] "A quarta raça". Japão 100. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[Judeus-4] "Judeus marroquinos que vieram para a Amazônia". Revista Morashá. December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[Etnias-5] 1 2 "Tabela 2094 — População residente por cor ou raça e religião". IBGE. 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

[Cor-6] 1 2 "Tabela 2094 — População residente por cor ou raça e religião". IBGE. 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

[INMET-7] "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[meteoclimat-8] "Station Itacoatiara" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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