Serra do Navio

Serra do Navio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁɐ du naˈviw]), (Mountain range of the Ship) is a municipality located in the center of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 5,488 (2020 est.)[1] and its area is 7,713 km².[2]

Serra do Navio
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Location in Amapá state
Serra do Navio
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 0°53′45″N 52°0′7″W
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
StateAmapá
Government
  MayorElson Belo Lobato (AVANTE)
Area
  Total7,713 km2 (2,978 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total5,488
  Density0.71/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)

The municipality contains 7.83% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Serra do Navio (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
29.5
(85.1)
30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.8
(87.4)
31.4
(88.5)
32.2
(90.0)
32.5
(90.5)
32.1
(89.8)
30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
Average low °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.6
(70.9)
21.6
(70.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.4
(70.5)
21.1
(70.0)
21.4
(70.5)
21.6
(70.9)
21.6
(70.9)
21.4
(70.5)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 238.4
(9.39)
311.2
(12.25)
304.6
(11.99)
273.0
(10.75)
282.5
(11.12)
206.0
(8.11)
168.1
(6.62)
135.1
(5.32)
81.6
(3.21)
78.6
(3.09)
96.4
(3.80)
167.3
(6.59)
2,342.8
(92.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 22 21 22 22 24 20 18 15 10 9 11 17 211
Mean monthly sunshine hours 113.2 92.7 96.2 97.7 121.3 144.0 185.9 211.7 221.0 234.7 194.3 151.7 1,864.4
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4]


References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "IBGE | Cidades | Amapá | Serra do Navio". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. FES do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-06
  4. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.


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