Maués (Amazon)
Maués | ||
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Coordinates: 3 ° 23 ′ S , 57 ° 43 ′ W Maués on the map of the Amazon
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Basic data | ||
Country | Brazil | |
State | Amazon | |
City foundation | June 25, 1833 (as Vila) | |
Residents | 59,983 (2010) | |
City insignia | ||
Detailed data | ||
surface | 39,988 km 2 | |
Population density | 2 people / km 2 | |
height | 25 m | |
Post Code | 69190 | |
prefix | +55 92 5422-112 | |
Time zone | UTC −4 | |
City Presidency | Carlos Roberto de Oliveira Júnior ( PROS ) (2017-2020) | |
Website | ||
Central Amazon mesoregion | ||
Location of Maués in the Amazon |
Maués , officially Município de Maués , is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Amazonas in the Central-Amazonas mesoregion in the Parintins microregion . The municipality is called the City of Guaraná . The city is the 24th largest in Brazil by area. Neighboring cities are Apuí in the south , in the west: Borba , Nova Olinda do Norte , Itacoatiara , in the north: Urucurituba , Boa Vista do Ramos , Barreirinha and in the east: Jacareacanga , Itaituba , Aveiro , Juruti .
history
The place was founded in 1798 on the right bank of the Rio Maués-Açu . Initially the settlement was called Luséia . The Carmelites gave it the name Maués . On June 25, 1833, the settlement was raised to Vila and on May 4, 1896 with the right to self-government to Município de Manés. The founding year 1833 is anchored in the city arms.
geography
location
The city is 356 km from the state capital ( Manaus ).
climate
The city has a tropical climate ( monsoon ) (Am). The maximum temperatures are 31 °, the lowest average temperature 21 °.
vegetation
The area around the city consists of dense rainforest .
Waters
The city lies on the Rio Maués-Açu.
traffic
The city has an airport ( IATA : MBZ, ICAO : SWMW).
religion
religion | Proportion of % |
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Catholics | 82.2% |
Protestants | 15.8% |
Mormon | 0.2% |
Spiritualists | 0.1% |
Jehovah's Witnesses | 0.1% |
Without religion | 1.6% |
economy
The main branch of the economy is agriculture with the raising of livestock and the cultivation of guarana .
Average Income and HDI
The average income in 2011 was 6,074 real , the HDI was 0.588.
sons and daughters of the town
- Raimundo Carlos Goés Pinheiro (* 1973): Catholic clergyman and local politician
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ IBGE : Maués. Retrieved October 3, 2015 (Portuguese).
- ^ Júnior Leite 90 , website Eleições 2016. Retrieved on May 21, 2017 (Portuguese).
- ↑ http://cidades.ibge.gov.br/xtras/temas.php?lang=_EN&codmun=130290&idtema=16&search=%7C%7Csumary-of-information , accessed on October 3, 2015