Country Brazil State Amapá HDI (2000) 0.72 – medium Area 9,169 km² Local time Monday 12:19 PM | Region North Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Elevation 8 m Population 7,745 (2008) Number of airports 1 | |
Weather 28°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
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 square kilometres (3,540 sq mi).
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The municipality is home to part of the Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve. It also contains the Maracá-Jipioca Ecological Station, which covers two very low-lying islands just off the coast with rich biodiversity. It contains 6.32% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006. It contains 3.08% of the 460,353 hectares (1,137,560 acres) Amapá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.
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