Pracuúba
Pracuúba (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɾakuˈubɐ]) is a municipality located in the mideast of the state of Amapá in Brazil.
Pracuúba | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Pracuúba in Amapá | |
Coordinates: 01°44′37″N 50°47′04″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Amapá |
Government | |
• Mayor | Belize Conceição Costa Ramos (PR) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,957 km2 (1,914 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,246 |
Location
The population of Pracuúba is 5,246[1] and its area is 4,957 square kilometres (1,914 sq mi). Pracuúba is located 235 kilometres (146 mi) from the state capitol of Macapá. The name of the municipality comes from a tree common to the area known as the pracuubeira. The economy of Pracuúba relies of artisanal fishing and raising livestock, primarily buffalo. It also produces timber and açaí.[2]
Conservation
The municipality contains part of the 392,469 hectares (969,810 acres) Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1980.[3] It also contains 4.52% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.[4] It contains 52.85% of the 460,353 hectares (1,137,560 acres) Amapá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.[5]
References
- IBGE 2020
- "Pracuúba" (in Portuguese). Macapá, Amapá, Brazil: Governo do Estado do Amapá. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-27
- FES do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-06
- FLONA do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-06