Tonantins
Tonantins | |
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Tonantins river port in 2024 | |
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
| Coordinates: 2°52′22″S 67°48′7″W / 2.87278°S 67.80194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amazonas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,446 km2 (2,489 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,897 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AMT) |
| Area code | +55 97 |
| Demonym | Tonantinense |
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. 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. It is only accessible via boat.