Tabatinga
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Tabatinga is a municipality in the Três Fronteiras
area of Northwestern Brazil
. It is located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 45,293. (2007) and its area is 3,225 km²
Together with the neighbouring Colombia
n city of 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. It became an autonomous municipality on February 1, 1983. Formerly, it was part of the Municipality of Benjamin Constant
.
It is considered the major point of entrance for cocaine
in Brazil.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões
.
Tres Fronteras
Tres Fronteras is the Spanish name for an area of the Amazon Rainforest, noted for its natural beauty, where Brazil, Peru, and Colombia meet...
area of Northwestern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 45,293. (2007) and its area is 3,225 km²
Together with the neighbouring Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n city of Leticia and the Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian city of Santa Rosa de Yavari
Santa Rosa de Yavari
Santa Rosa de Yavari is an Amazonian town in the Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province in the Loreto Region of Peru, located in an island in the Amazon River in front of the cities of Leticia and Tabatinga . The town serves as a checkpoint and crossing point for the Brazil-Peru and the Brazil-Colombia...
, the urban area has more than 100,000 residents spread along the Amazon river
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
.The first Portuguese settlement in the area was founded in the 18th century as a military outpost. It became an autonomous municipality on February 1, 1983. Formerly, it was part of the Municipality of Benjamin Constant
Benjamin Constant, Amazonas
Benjamin Constant is a town and municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 26,191 and its area is 8,793 km² ....
.
It is considered the major point of entrance for cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
in Brazil.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões is a diocese located in the city of Tabatinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.-History:* May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the Diocese of Amazonas...
.
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).