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Itaituba

PA · North

Population: 136,990 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Itaituba

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Itaituba is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pará, belonging to the Southwest Paraense Mesoregion. It is located in northern Brazil, at a latitude of 4°16′34″ south and a longitude of 55°59′01″ west. Its total area is 62,040.947 km², and the IBGE's total population in 2022 was 123,312 inhabitants.

It is the fourteenth most populous municipality in the state and one of the main economic centers of western Pará. It has the thirteenth-largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the state. The city is considered medium-sized, and it is one of the cities experiencing accelerated economic growth in the interior of Brazil, while also standing out in regional, state and national university entrance exams and in music education.

A native of Itaituba is known as an itaitubense. The city's motto is “Nugget City”. The city is known for its intense gold mining activity in the Tapajós River Valley, as well as for its great diversity of natural landscapes, such as the river beaches that form during the dry season, the rapids located near the district of São Luiz do Tapajós, and the Amazônia National Park.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

24

PA average (15 cities): 20 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

2.35 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

1.09 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

25

PA average (15 cities): 50 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

471.38 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

0 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Eduardo Gomes (SBEG), 471 km in a straight line · 855 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

51.3

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Hot Average temperature: 28.5 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)

20 25 30 35 40 °C 0100200300400 mm Jan: 255 mm Feb: 314 mm Mar: 346 mm Apr: 273 mm May: 210 mm Jun: 99 mm Jul: 68 mm Aug: 54 mm Sep: 73 mm Oct: 113 mm Nov: 148 mm Dec: 179 mm Jan: 31.9 °CFeb: 31.6 °CMar: 31.9 °CApr: 32.1 °CMay: 32.5 °CJun: 33.4 °CJul: 34 °CAug: 34.8 °CSep: 35.1 °COct: 35 °CNov: 34 °CDec: 33 °C Jan: 23.6 °CFeb: 23.5 °CMar: 23.6 °CApr: 23.8 °CMay: 23.8 °CJun: 23.3 °CJul: 22.8 °CAug: 23.3 °CSep: 24 °COct: 24.2 °CNov: 24.2 °CDec: 24.1 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 31.931.631.932.132.533.434.034.835.135.034.033.0
Avg. low (°C) 23.623.523.623.823.823.322.823.324.024.224.224.1
Rain (mm) 25531434627321099685473113148179

Weather station Itaituba, 1 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

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