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Santana, Amapá

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Country
  
State
  
Amapá

Elevation
  
5 m (15 ft)

Area
  
1,578 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 1:34 AM

Region
  
Founded
  
February 4, 1758

Time zone
  
UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Population
  
104,407 (2012)

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Santana is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 98,600 and its area is 1,578 square kilometres (609 square miles), which makes it the smallest municipality of Amapá. Santana is a suburb of Macapá, the state capital, and the two cities make up the Metropolitan Area of Macapá. Its location is nearly on the equator. The planet's second longest river, the Amazon is to the south.

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Map of Santana - Porto Santana, Santana - State of Amap%C3%A1, Brazil

Santana was historically a part of Macapá. In 1981 it was elevated to the category of a District of Macapá. It became a separate municipality in the state of Amapá on January 1, 1982.

Neighbouring municipalities

  • Macapá, north and east
  • Mazagão, southwest
  • Porto Grande, northwest
  • Districts

    In 2001 Santana was officially divided into six districts.

  • Santana
  • Anauerapucu
  • Igarapé do Lago
  • Ilha de Santana
  • Piaçacá
  • Pirativa
  • Sports

    Independente Esporte Clube and Santana Esporte Clube are the football clubs based in the city of Santana.

    Twin towns — Sister cities

    Santana, Amapá is twinned with:

    References

    Santana, Amapá Wikipedia