Óbidos (Pará)

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Município de Óbidos
Óbidos
Older dock
Older dock
Óbidos (Brazil)
Óbidos
Óbidos
Coordinates 1 ° 55 ′  S , 55 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 1 ° 55 ′  S , 55 ° 31 ′  W
Location of the municipality in the state of Pará
Location of the municipality in the state of Pará
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
flag
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founding December 12, 1697 (first settlement) (322 years)
October 2, 1854 (city rights) (165 years)Template: Infobox location in Brazil / maintenance
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Pará
ISO 3166-2 BR-PA
Waters Amazon
climate tropical, Am
surface 28,021.4 km²
Residents 49,333 (2010)
density 1.8  Ew. / km²
estimate 52,137 (July 1, 2019)
Parish code IBGE : 1505106
Post Code 68250-000
Telephone code (+55)  93
Time zone UTC −3
Website obidos.pa (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect Francisco José Alfaia de Barros (2017-2020)
Political party PL
economy
GDP 612,233  thousand R $
12,100  R $ per capita
(2016)
HDI 0.594 (low) (2010)

Óbidos , officially Portuguese Município de Óbidos , is a municipality founded in 1697 by the Portuguese conquerors in what is now Brazil . It lies at the narrowest point of the entire Amazon in the state of Pará between Belém and the capital of the state of Amazonas , Manaus . The river is only about 2 kilometers wide here, but still 93 meters deep. It is named after the Portuguese place Óbidos .

According to the 2010 census by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), Óbidos had a population of 49,333 inhabitants, called Obidensians. As of July 1, 2019, the population was estimated at 52,137 inhabitants, who live in a large community area of ​​around 28,021.4 km². In terms of area, the municipality ranks 8th out of the state's 144 municipalities and 41st in terms of population. Mathematically, this results in a population density of 1.8 people per km².

Óbidos is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Óbidos .

geography

Óbidos borders Suriname in the north . Surrounding communities are Almeirim in the north , Santarém and Juruti in the south, Alenquer in the east and Oriximiná in the west .

Local government

Francisco José Alfaia de Barros of the then Partido da República (PR) was elected city ​​prefect (mayor) in the 2016 local elections for the period from 2017 to 2020.

Population development

year Residents city country
1991 000000000042307.000000000042,307 000000000020147.000000000020,147 000000000022160.000000000022,160
2000 000000000046490.000000000046,490 000000000022978.000000000022,978 000000000023512.000000000023,512
2010 000000000049333.000000000049,333 000000000025466.000000000025,466 000000000023867.000000000023,867
2019 000000000052137.000000000052,137 ? ?

Source: Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Óbidos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Climate Óbidos: Weather, average temperature, weather forecast for Óbidos. In: de.climate-data.org. Retrieved November 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Óbidos - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed November 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Chico Alfaia 22 (Prefeito). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2016, accessed November 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  4. ^ Instituto Itaú Cultural: Klinger Carvalho . In: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural . (Brazilian Portuguese, org.br [accessed November 9, 2018]).