Anapurus Explained

Official Name:Anapurus
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Nordeste
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Maranhão
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Name3:Leste Maranhense
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:15,894
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-3.6719°N -43.1158°W

Anapurus is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5]

In February 2012, debris from an Ariane 4 rocket, originally launched in 1997, fell out of orbit and landed in Anapurus.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ma/anapurus/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Divisão Territorial do Brasil . July 1, 2008 . Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. pt.
  3. Web site: Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009. Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . August 14, 2009 . December 17, 2009 . PDF. pt .
  4. Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . 2000 . Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm . October 3, 2009 .
  5. Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf . October 2, 2008 .
  6. Web site: French Launch Vehicle Debris Lands in Brazil . Debi Shoots . April 2012 . Orbital Debris Quarterly News, Volume 16, Issue 2 . . 15 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130216204625/http://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/newsletter/pdfs/ODQNv16i2.pdf . 16 February 2013 .