Tonantins

Tonantins
Tonantins river port in 2024
Tonantins river port in 2024
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Tonantins is located in Brazil
Tonantins
Tonantins
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°52′22″S 67°48′7″W / 2.87278°S 67.80194°W / -2.87278; -67.80194
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Area
 • Total6,446 km2 (2,489 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,897
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AMT)
Area code+55 97
DemonymTonantinense

Tonantins is a municipality in the state of Amazonas in north-western Brazil. Its population was 18,897 as of 2020, all of which were Brazilians.[1] It is on the Amazon River and is 867 km upstream (west) of Manaus, the state capital. The municipality is directly east of and overlaps parts of the Jutaí-Solimões Ecological Station.[2] It is only accessible via boat.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Jutaí-Solimões" (in Portuguese). Ministério do Meio Ambiente.

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