Anapu
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View of Anapu | |
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Location in Pará state | |
Anapu Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 03°28′20″S 51°11′52″W / 3.47222°S 51.19778°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Pará |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,895 km2 (4,593 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 28,607 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−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 murdered there.
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "IBGE | Cidades | Pará | Anapu". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-19.