Atalaia_do_Norte

Atalaia do Norte

Atalaia do Norte

Municipality in Norte, Brazil

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

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Geography

The area of this municipality includes the Vale do Javari, an indigenous reserve which is inhabited until the present day by isolated Indians also called "arrow peoples", indigenous ethnic groups that have had little or no contact with modernity.[4] The town is at the start of the Itaquai River.

References

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    IBGE 2020
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UNDP
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    IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    PHILLIPS, Tom (2011-06-22). "Uncontacted tribe found deep in Amazon rainforest". The Guardian UK. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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