Manacapuru(Munychapur) is amunicipalitylocated in theBrazilian stateofAmazonas.
Manacapuru | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality inside Amazonas | |
| Coordinates:3°17′59″S60°37′14″W/ 3.29972°S 60.62056°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | 
Amazonas |
| Founded | July 16, 1932 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Betanael da Silva Dangelo (PROS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,329.234 km2(2,829.833 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 98,502 |
| • Density | 12.85/km2(33.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4(AMT) |
Population
editThe population of Manacapuru was 98,502 (2020)[1]and its area is 7,329 km2.[2]The city is one of the biggest in the state. It is located about 80 km (50 mi) upstream (west) fromManaus,at the point where theManacapuru Riverflows into theSolimões River.
Main sights
editThe municipality contains about 19% of theRio Negro Right Bank Environmental Protection Area,a 1,140,990 hectares (2,819,400 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that controls use of an area ofAmazon rainforestalong theRio Negroabove the junction with theSolimões River.[3] It also contains about 4% of theRio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve,a 103,086 hectares (254,730 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 2008 in an effort to stop deforestation in the area, which is threatened due to its proximity to Manaus.[4]
Notable people
edit- Marcelinho– Footballer, playing for theBulgaria national football team.
References
edit- ^IBGE 2020
- ^Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics(IBGE) -"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-01-09.Retrieved2007-01-09.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^APA Margem Direita do Rio Negro(in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental,retrieved2016-06-26
- ^RDS do Rio Negro(in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental,retrieved2016-06-27
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