Amapá (municipality)

For other uses, see Amapa (disambiguation).

Amapá
Location of Amapá in Amapá State
Coordinates: 02°03′10″N 50°47′34″W / 2.05278°N 50.79278°W / 2.05278; -50.79278Coordinates: 02°03′10″N 50°47′34″W / 2.05278°N 50.79278°W / 2.05278; -50.79278
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amapá
Government
• Mayor	Rildo Alaor Teixeira da Silva (PDT)
Area
• Total	3,540 sq mi (9,169 km²)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2008)
• Total	7,745
• Density	2.09/sq mi (0.808/km²)
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Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.72 – medium^[2]

Amapá is a municipality located in the easternmost portion of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 7,745 and its area is 9,169 km². The city is home to the Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve.

References

Municipalities of Amapá

Capital: Macapá

Amapá	Amapá Pracuúba Tartarugalzinho

Macapá	Cutias Ferreira Gomes Itaubal Macapá Pedra Branca do Amapari Porto Grande Santana Serra do Navio

Mazagão	Laranjal do Jari Mazagão Vitória do Jari

Oiapoque	Calçoene Oiapoque

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