Anapu
Anapu | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Pará state | |
Anapu Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 03°28′20″S 51°11′52″W / 3.47222°S 51.19778°WCoordinates: 03°28′20″S 51°11′52″W / 3.47222°S 51.19778°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North Region |
State | Pará |
Area | |
• Total | 11,895 km2 (4,593 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 25,414 |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) |
Anapu is a city in Pará, Brazil. Its population in 2015 was 25,414 inhabitants. The territorial area of Anapu is 11,895 km².[1]
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 | Cidades | Pará | Anapu". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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