Anapu | |
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View of Anapu | |
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Location in Pará state | |
AnapuLocation in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 03°28′20″S 51°11′52″W / 3.47222°S 51.19778°W / -3.47222; -51.19778 | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Pará |
Area | |
• Total | 11,895 km (4,593 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 28,607 |
• Density | 2.4/km (6.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−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
- IBGE 2020
- "IBGE | Cidades | Pará | Anapu". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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Capital: Belém | |||||||||||||||
Mesoregion Lower Amazonas |
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Mesoregion Marajó |
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Mesoregion Metropolitan Belém |
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Mesoregion Northeastern Pará |
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Mesoregion Southeastern Pará |
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Mesoregion Southwestern Pará |
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