Atalaia do Norte

Atalaia do Norte
Municipality
The Municipality of Atalaia do Norte
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "Pérola do Javari" (Javari's Pearl)
Location in the Estado do Amazonas
Atalaia do Norte Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 04°22′19″S 70°11′31″W / 4.37194°S 70.19194°WCoordinates: 04°22′19″S 70°11′31″W / 4.37194°S 70.19194°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Norte
State	Amazonas
Founded	December 19, 1955
Government
• Mayor	Nonato do Nascimento Tenazor (PDT)
Area
• Total	76,355 km^2 (29,481 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	13,682
• Density	6.92/km^2 (17.9/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
HDI (2000)	0.559 – medium[2]

Atalaia do Norte is the most western municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 13,682 (2008) and its area is 76,355 km²,^[3] thus making it the third largest municipality in Amazonas and the seventh largest in Brazil.

References

1. IBGE 2008 statistics
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17. UNDP
3. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.