Abaetetuba

The city of Abaetetuba is located in Pará State, Brazil. The population of the municipality is 159,080 (IBGE figure 2020). The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba, and home of the Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral.[2]

Abaetetuba
The City of Abaetetuba
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Nickname(s): 
"A cidade do Mirití"
("City of Mirití")
Location in the State of Pará
Abaetetuba
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 01°43′04″S 48°52′58″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Pará
Founded1724
Incorporated1842
Government
  MayorFrancineti Maria Rodrigues Carvalho PSDB
Area
  City430.9 km2 (166.4 sq mi)
  Metro
15,416.9 km2 (5,952 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  City159,080
  Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
CEP
68000-000 to 68400-999
Area code(s)+55 91
WebsiteAbaetetuba, Para

Etymology

"Abaetetuba" comes from the Tupi language and means "group of true men", from the words abá ("man"), eté ("true") and tyba ("group").[3]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Cathedral of Our Lady of Conception Abaetetuba, PARÁ, Brazil". GCatholic.org. 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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