Silves, Amazonas
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Silves is a municipality
in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is located just north of the Amazon River
about 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) east of Manaus
; almost halfway between that city and the Amazonas-Pará
state border. Its population was 9,046 (2005) and its area is 3749 square kilometre.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is located just north of 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...
about 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) east of Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
; almost halfway between that city and the Amazonas-Pará
Pará
Pará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...
state border. Its population was 9,046 (2005) and its area is 3749 square kilometre.