Abaetetuba

For the genus of harvestman, see Abaetetuba (harvestman).

City in North, Brazil

Abaetetuba

City

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 / ﻿1.71778°S 48.88278°W﻿ / -1.71778; -48.88278
Country|  Brazil
Region| North
State|  Pará
First Settlements| 1635
Founded| 1724
Incorporated| 1880
Government

• Mayor| Francineti Maria Rodrigues Carvalho PSDB
Area

• City

| 430.9 km2 (166.4 sq mi)
• Metro

| 15,416.9 km2 (5,952 sq mi)
Elevation

| 42 m (138 ft)
Population

(2020)

• City

| 159,080
• Density| 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−3 (BRT)
CEP|

68000-000 to 68400-999

Area code| +55 91
Website| Abaetetuba, Para

The city of Abaetetuba is located in Pará State, Brazil. The population of the municipality is 159,080 (IBGE figure 2020). It is located in the northern region of Brazil and in the northeastern part of Pará, at a latitude of 01°43'05" south and longitude 48°52'57" west.[1][2] It lies on the right bank of the Tocantins River mouth. Abaetetuba is the hub city of the Baixo Tocantins Region and the 6th most populous city in the state. The municipality consists of two districts: Abaetetuba (headquarters) and Beja (resort, which was initially the indigenous region of Samaúma).[3]

## Etymology

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"Abaetetuba" comes from the Tupi language and means "group of true men", from the words abá ("man"), eté ("true") and tyba ("group").[4]

## History

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First settlements in the region date to 1635, when capuchin friars originating in the convent of Una in Belém joined a village of nomadic indigenous tribes in a settlement with the name of Samaúma, though later baptized as the district of Beja by governor Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado.

Later, in 1724, Francisco de Azevedo Monteiro, dedicated to the exploration of local amazonian spices and goods, acquired a Sesmaria in the region, founding a settlement on the shores of the river Maratauíra in a location protected from the tides by the island of Sirituba, which would later form the urban center of the current city.[5]

Known then as Abaeté, the settlement was granted the status of autonomous municipality and separated from the capital of Belém in 1880 through law nº 973, Abaeté would later be granted the status of city in 1895 through state law nº 324 and finally change its name to Abaetetuba on December 30, 1943, through decree-law nº 4.505.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "State of Pará, Municipality of Abaetetuba, Panorama". IBGE. 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
2. ^ "Abaetetuba, Pará - PA". Geógrafos. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
3. ^ "FRANCINETI MARIA RODRIGUES CARVALHO". cidades. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
4. ^ "Curso de Tupi Antigo". Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
5. ^ "History of the Municipality (Official City Website)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
6. ^ "Comarcas in the State of Pará" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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