Santo Antônio do Içá
Santo Antônio do Içá | |
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View from the ship F/B Vitória Régia in 2024 | |
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Location in Amazonas state | |
Santo Antônio do Içá Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 3°6′7″S 67°56′24″W / 3.10194°S 67.94000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amazonas |
| Microregion | Alto Solimões |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,307 km2 (4,752 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,243 |
| • Density | 1.7261/km2 (4.4706/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 69680-xxx |
| Area code | +55 97 |
Santo Antônio do Içá is a community and a municipality in the state of Amazonas near the Colombian border in Brazil. The population is 21,243 (2020 est.) in an area of 12,307 km2. The municipality was created in 1955 out of São Paulo de Olivença. The city is served by Ipiranga Airport.
The municipality contains the 15,000-hectare (37,000-acre) Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1985. It contains parts of the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.