Afuá Explained

Afuá
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:North
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:August 2, 1891
Area Total Km2:8372.772
Elevation M:8
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:39,567
Population Density Km2:4.4
Coordinates:-0.1569°N -50.3869°W
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:68890-000

Afuá is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 39,567 people. The area of the municipality is 8,372.772 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.

The municipality is contained in the 59985km2 Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.The municipal seat lies at the mouth of the Cajari River where it enters the Baía do Vieira Grande.The municipality contains the Charapucu State Park, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2010.

The town has been off-limits to cars since 2002, as there is no space for cars on the island where the town is located. It has been called the Venice of the Amazon, because many of the homes are on stilts and the town is only accessible by boat, though there is an airstrip in town which is often underwater. The town's mayor has described it as a model for net-zero emissions.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pa/afua/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. News: Magolis . Mac . 12 May 2024 . A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions . NPR.