Tabatinga
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Coordinates: 4 ° 15 ′ S , 69 ° 56 ′ W Tabatinga on the map of the Amazon
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| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Amazon | |
| City foundation | July 28, 1866 (as a border post) December 10, 1981 (as a town) |
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| Residents | 52,272 (2010) | |
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| surface | 3342 km 2 | |
| Population density | 16 people / km 2 | |
| height | 60 m | |
| Time zone | UTC −4 | |
| City Presidency | Saul Nunes Bemerguy ( PSD ) (2017-2020) | |
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Tabatinga , officially Município de Tabatinga , is a city in the Brazilian state of Amazonas with over 50,000 inhabitants.
geography
The municipality covers 3342 km². The city is located on the Amazon , which is still called Rio Solimões here , right in the triangle between Brazil , Colombia and Peru (also called Tres Fronteras ). North of Tabatinga, on the same bank, is the Colombian border town of Leticia , the southernmost city of Colombia. The border runs over the Avenida da Amizade ( de : Street of Friendship).
history
Tabatinga was founded as a border post in the first half of the 18th century by Fernando da Costa Teives to protect the then Spanish-Portuguese border.
Until 1981 Tabatinga was part of the Benjamin Constant community . A constitutional amendment made Tabatinga an independent municipality.
Origin of name
Tabatinga is a word from the Tupi language and means white clay or white clay , which the Indians presumably found in the river bed. In Tupí-Guaraní , the word means little house .
economy
The main economic branches are fishing and agriculture . The giant catfish is the most commonly caught fish species. The majority of agricultural products are bananas and cassava .
In order to accelerate the development of the border region, the Tabatinga free trade zone was created together with the Colombian government in December 1989 .
Tourism and transport
Tourism is slowly starting to develop because Tabatinga, surrounded by dense jungle, cannot be reached by land. Tourists, almost half of them Colombians, are mainly interested in trips to the rainforest and river trips.
Since Tabatinga and Leticia are directly adjacent and have practically grown together, a cross-border tourism has emerged. Many visitors from the USA and Europe take day trips to the Amacayacu National Park , which is about 60 km north of Leticia. A Colombian consulate was set up in the city for these excursions.
Tabatinga can be reached by air, and the city's airport, Aeroporto Internacional de Tabatinga , is three kilometers south of the city center.
There are regular ferry and boat connections to Manaus , and you can reach Iquitos in Peru with speedboats .
There is no public transport. Motorbike taxis are very popular as a means of transport.
sons and daughters of the town
- Aloísio Ariovaldo Amaral (1919–1994), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Campanha
- Raimundo Carvalho Caldas (* 1960), local politician
- Francisco Carlos da Silva (* 1955), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Lins
Web links
- Data from Tabatinga on IBGE (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saul Bemerguy 55 , website Eleições 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2017 (Portuguese).
