Canutama

Canutama
Municipality
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Canutama Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 6°32′2″S 64°22′58″W / 6.53389°S 64.38278°W / -6.53389; -64.38278Coordinates: 6°32′2″S 64°22′58″W / 6.53389°S 64.38278°W / -6.53389; -64.38278
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Time zone	BRT (UTC−4)
• Summer (DST)	DST no longer used (UTC−4)

Canutama is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, considered 3ª bigger city of the Purus Medium (behind Lábrea and Tapauá). Its population was 9,880 (2005) and its area is 29,820 km².^[1]

History

During its beginning, it received some denominations: in 1874, it was established with the name of New Colony of Beautiful Sight, and in 1891, Ville of Our Lady of Nazare. From 1895 it only received the name for which today we know it: Canutama.

References

↑ IBGE -

Municipalities of Amazonas

Capital: Manaus

Mesoregion
Centro Amazonense

Coari	Anamã Anori Beruri Caapiranga Coari Codajás

Itacoatiara	Itacoatiara Itapiranga Nova Olinda do Norte Silves Urucurituba

Manaus	Autazes Careiro Careiro da Várzea Iranduba Manacapuru Manaquiri Manaus

Parintins	Barreirinha Boa Vista do Ramos Maués Nhamundá Parintins São Sebastião do Uatumã Urucará

Rio Preto da Eva	Presidente Figueiredo Rio Preto da Eva

Tefe	Alvarães Tefé Uarini

Mesoregion
Norte Amazonense

Japura	Japurá Maraã

Rio Negro	Barcelos Novo Airão Santa Isabel do Rio Negro São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Mesoregion
Sudoeste Amazonense

Alto Solimoes	Amaturá Atalaia do Norte Benjamin Constant Fonte Boa Jutaí Santo Antônio do Içá São Paulo de Olivença Tabatinga Tonantins

Jurua	Carauari Eirunepé Envira Guajará Ipixuna Itamarati Juruá

Mesoregion
Sul Amazonense

Boca do Acre	Boca do Acre Pauini

Madeira	Apuí Borba Humaitá Manicoré Novo Aripuanã

Purus	Canutama Lábrea Tapauá

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