Iranduba

Nickname: Coordinates: 03°17′06″S 60°11′09″W / 3.28500°S 60.18583°W / -3.28500; -60.18583Country BrazilRegionNorthState AmazonasEmancipated1981Government • MayorRaymundo Nonato (PMDB)Area • Total2,215.033 km² (855.229 sq mi)Elevation92 m (302 ft)Population • Total49,011 • Density18.94/km² (49.1/sq mi) ^[1]Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)Area code+55 92HDI (2000)0.694 – medium^[2]Websitewww.iranduba.am.gov.br

Iranduba is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

The population of Iranduba in 2020 was 49,011 and its area is 2,215 km²,^[3] making it the smallest municipality in Amazonas in terms of area.

Geography

The municiaplity is located south and west of Manaus on the right bank of the Rio Negro and the left bank of the Solimões River. It is connected to Manaus by the Manaus Iranduba Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge which opened in 2011.

The municipality contains about 21% of the Rio Negro Right Bank Environmental Protection Area, a 1,140,990 hectares (2,819,400 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that controls use of an area of Amazon rainforest along the Rio Negro above the junction with the Solimões River.^[4] It also contains about 80% of the Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve, a 103,086 hectares (254,730 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 2008 in an effort to stop deforestation in the area, which is threatened due to its proximity to Manaus.^[5]

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