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Municipality in North, Brazil
Anapu
Municipality
View of AnapuView of Anapu
Flag of AnapuFlagCoat of arms of AnapuCoat of arms
Location in Pará stateLocation in Pará state
Anapu is located in BrazilAnapuAnapuLocation in Brazil
Coordinates: 03°28′20″S 51°11′52″W / 3.47222°S 51.19778°W / -3.47222; -51.19778
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
StatePará
Area
 • Total11,895 km (4,593 sq mi)
Population
 • Total28,607
 • Density2.4/km (6.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Anapu is a city in Pará, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was 28,607 inhabitants. The territorial area of Anapu is 11,895 km.

Anapu's rain forests are subject to massive clearcutting.

Anapu attracted international attention on February 12, 2005, when the American-born, naturalized Brazilian citizen Sister Dorothy Stang—member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and advocate for the rural poor of the Amazon Rainforest—was murdered there.

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "IBGE | Cidades | Pará | Anapu". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
Municipalities of Pará
Capital: Belém
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Lower Amazonas
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Belém
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Paragominas
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Redenção
São Félix do Xingu
Tucurui
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Southwestern Pará
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