Abaetetuba
Also known as Municipality of Abaetetuba
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. 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).
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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. 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).
== Etymology == "Abaetetuba" comes from the Tupi language and means "group of true men", from the words abá ("man"), eté ("true") and tyba ("group").
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