Tartarugalzinho

Tartarugalzinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [taʁtɐɾugawˈzĩɲu]) is a municipality located in the east of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 17,769[1] and its area is 6,712 square kilometres (2,592 sq mi). Tartarugalzinho is located 230 kilometres (140 mi) from the state capitol of Macapá. It was established as a municipality on December 17, 1987.[2][3]

Tartarugalzinho
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Location of Tartarugalzinho in Amapá
Coordinates: 01°30′21″N 50°54′43″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amapá
Government
 • MayorRildo Oliveira (PMDB)
Area
 • Total6,712 km2 (2,592 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total17,769

The municipality contains part of the 392,469 hectares (969,810 acres) Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1980.[4] It also contains 7.64% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.[5]

References
  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Tartarugalzinho" (in Portuguese). Macapá, Amapá, Brazil: Governo do Estado do Amapá. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  3. "Tartarugalzinho" (in Portuguese). Tartarugalzinho, Amapá, Brazil: Prefeitura Municipal de Tartarugalzinho. c. 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  4. Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-27
  5. FES do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-06


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