Tailândia
Tailândia | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 02°56′S 48°57′W / 2.933°S 48.950°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northern |
State | ![]() |
Mesoregion | Nordeste Paraense |
Bordering municipalities | Acará, Breu Branco, Goianésia do Pará, Tomé-Açu and Moju |
Distance to Capital | 240km |
Founded | May 10, 1989 |
Named after | Thailand |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 108,969 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Tailândia (Portuguese: [tajˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ] ⓘ, means Thailand in Portuguese) is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Geography
[edit]It is limited to the north with the municipality of Acará, to the east of Tomé-açu, to the south with Ipixuna and, to the west, with the municipality of Moju and has an area of Km2. According to the IBGE forecast for 2026, more than 112,100 inhabitants. He had his political emancipation on the 10th of May 1988.
Besides the seat of the municipality, Thailand has some towns and villages: the villages of Bom Jesus, Palmares, Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Aui-açú, Bethel, Bethany, Cristo Rei, Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, community Bom Remédio, Olho D'Água, Santana I and II, São Francisco, Nova Canaã, São João, São Pedro, among others. [citation needed]
History
[edit]In February 2008, the city was the scene of a violent demonstration against security forces after the IBAMA shut down the activities of several illegal logging companies in the region, which was the largest source of income of the population at the time. [6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Multidão cerca fiscais do Ibama em Tailândia, Pará - Notícias 2008 - IBAMA - Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis". ibama.gov.br. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.