Anapu Explained

Official Name:Anapu
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-3.4722°N -51.1978°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:North
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pará
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:11895
Population Total:28,607
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pa/anapu/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: IBGE Cidades Pará Anapu. cidades.ibge.gov.br. 2016-05-19.