Anapu

Municipality in North, Brazil
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Location in Pará state
Location in Pará state
03°28′20″S 51°11′52″W / 3.47222°S 51.19778°W / -3.47222; -51.19778CountryBrazilRegionNorthStateParáArea
 • Total11,895 km2 (4,593 sq mi)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total28,607 • Density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−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 km2.[2]

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 shot dead there.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "IBGE | Cidades | Pará | Anapu". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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