Santo Antônio do Içá
Santo Antônio do Içá | |
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View from the ship F/B Vitória Régia in 2024 | |
Location in Amazonas state | |
| 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 | 1.7/km2 (4.5/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 hectares (37,000 acres) Javari-Buriti Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1985. It contains parts of the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.