Careiro da Várzea

Careiro da Várzea
Coordinates: 3 ° 13 ′  S , 59 ° 50 ′  W Careiro da Várzea​ Careiro da Várzea on the map of the Amazon
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Amazon
City foundation	December 30, 1987
Residents	27,981  (2010)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	2631 km 2
Population density	11 people / km 2
height	41  m
Post Code	69255
prefix	++ 55 92 3692-203
Time zone	UTC −4
City Presidency	Ramiro Gonçalves de Araújo ( PMDB ) (2017-2020)
Website	www.aam.org.br/prefeituras/333-prefeitura-municipal-de-careiro-da-varzea
Houses on the river
Location of Careiro da Várzea in the Amazon
School of the community

Houseboats on the Amazon

Careiro da Várzea , officially Município de Careiro da Várzea , is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Amazonas . The city is located on the southern bank of the Amazon across from Manaus and belongs to the metropolitan area of ​​Manaus .

geography

location

The city is 25 km from the state capital ( Manaus ). Neighboring cities are Manaus, Careiro , Iranduba , Manacapuru and Autazes .

climate

The city has a tropical climate ( monsoon ).

traffic

Careiro da Várzea is the end point of the BR-319 federal road , which comes from southern Brazil. There is a ferry connection to Manaus.

Average income, GDP per capita and HDI

The average income in 2017 was 1.6 times the minimum wage of R $ 880. The gross national product per capita was 10,730.33 real in 2017 , the human development index (HDI) in 2010 was 0.569.

Web links

Commons : Careiro da Várzea  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website about the city
• Careiro da Várzea - ​​Informações sobres o município ea prefeitura. In: com.br. www.cidade-brasil.com.br(Brazilian Portuguese). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Careiro da Várzea - ​​Panorama , updated statistical information from the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística , accessed on April 1, 2020.
2. ↑ Ramiro 15 , website Eleições 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2017 (Portuguese).