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'''Tabatinga''', originally '''Forte de São Francisco Xavier de Tabatinga''', is a municipality in the [[Tres Fronteras|Três Fronteiras]] area of Northwestern [[Brazil]]. It is located in the [[States of Brazil|Brazilian state]] of [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]]. Its population was 59,684 (2014)<ref name="ibge">[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/xtras/perfil.php?codmun=130406 Data for Tabatinga] from [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] (in Portuguese)</ref> and its area is 3,225 km²<ref name="ibge" /> |
'''Tabatinga''', originally '''Forte de São Francisco Xavier de Tabatinga''', is a municipality in the [[Tres Fronteras|Três Fronteiras]] area of Northwestern [[Brazil]]. It is located in the [[States of Brazil|Brazilian state]] of [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]]. Its population was 59,684 (2014)<ref name="ibge">[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/xtras/perfil.php?codmun=130406 Data for Tabatinga] from [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] (in Portuguese)</ref> and its area is 3,225 km²<ref name="ibge" /> |
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Together with the neighbouring [[Colombia]]n city of [[Leticia, Colombia|Leticia]] and the [[Peru]]vian city of [[Santa Rosa de Yavari]], the urban area has more than 100,000 residents spread along the [[Amazon river]]. The first Portuguese settlement in the area was founded in the 18th century as a military outpost.<ref name="portal">{{cite web|publisher=Portal Tabatinga|url=http://www.portaltabatinga.com.br/nossacidadeatual.htm|title=Nossa Cidade|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2008-02-07}}</ref> It became an autonomous municipality on February 1, 1983.<ref name="portal" /> Formerly, it was part of the Municipality of [[Benjamin Constant, Amazonas|Benjamin Constant]]. |
Together with the neighbouring [[Colombia]]n city of [[Leticia, Colombia|Leticia]] and the [[Peru]]vian city of [[Santa Rosa de Yavari]], the urban area has more than 100,000 residents spread along the [[Amazon river]]. The first Portuguese settlement in the area was founded in the 18th century as a military outpost.<ref name="portal">{{cite web|publisher=Portal Tabatinga|url=http://www.portaltabatinga.com.br/nossacidadeatual.htm|title=Nossa Cidade|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2008-02-07}}</ref> It became an autonomous municipality on February 1, 1983.<ref name="portal" /> Formerly, it was part of the Municipality of [[Benjamin Constant, Amazonas|Benjamin Constant]]. The city is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões]]. |
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Due to the border with Colombia and Peru, Tabatinga is considered the major point of entrance for [[cocaine]] in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rio drug trade turns Amazon city into crime capital |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/04/rio-drug-trade-amazon-manaus |work=[[The Guardian]] |author=Tom Philips |date=4 January 2011 |accessdate=5 January 2011 |quote=Much of the cocaine sold in Rio is said to arrive through Tabatinga, a smuggling mecca lost on Brazil's tri-border with Peru and Colombia, around 700 miles upriver from Manaus. }}</ref> |
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The city is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões]]. |
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Revision as of 19:04, 28 October 2017
- For the city in State of São Paulo, see Tabatinga, São Paulo.
Tabatinga | |
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 Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
  Tabatinga Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 4°15′9″S 69°56′17″W / 4.25250°S 69.93806°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Amazonas |
| Founded | July 28, 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saul Nunes Bemerguy (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,225.064 km2 (1,245.204 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 62,346 |
| Time zone | UTC–5 (ACT) |
Tabatinga, originally Forte de São Francisco Xavier de Tabatinga, is a municipality in the Três Fronteiras area of Northwestern Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 59,684 (2014)[1] and its area is 3,225 km²[1] Together with the neighbouring Colombian city of Leticia and the Peruvian city of Santa Rosa de Yavari, the urban area has more than 100,000 residents spread along the Amazon river. The first Portuguese settlement in the area was founded in the 18th century as a military outpost.[2] It became an autonomous municipality on February 1, 1983.[2] Formerly, it was part of the Municipality of Benjamin Constant. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões.
Due to the border with Colombia and Peru, Tabatinga is considered the major point of entrance for cocaine in Brazil.[3]
History
It was established as a Portuguese military outpost Forte de São Francisco Xavier de Tabatinga in 1766.
References
- ^ a b Data for Tabatinga from IBGE (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b "Nossa Cidade" (in Portuguese). Portal Tabatinga. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ Tom Philips (4 January 2011). "Rio drug trade turns Amazon city into crime capital". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
Much of the cocaine sold in Rio is said to arrive through Tabatinga, a smuggling mecca lost on Brazil's tri-border with Peru and Colombia, around 700 miles upriver from Manaus.
External links
- Human mobility in the triple border of Peru, Colombia and Brazil, Márcia Maria de Oliveira, São Paulo May/August 2006 (abstract in English, text in Portuguese).
- Pictures of Tabatinga, Pictures of Tabatinga.
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