| Official Name: | Pracuúba |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | North |
| Subdivision Name2: | Amapá |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Belize Conceição Costa Ramos |
| Leader Party: | PR |
| Established Date: | May 1, 1992 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,957 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5,246 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 1.7436°N -50.7844°W |
Pracuúba (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality located in the mideast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. It became an independent municipality in 1992.[1] The town can be accessed from the BR-156 highway.[2]
The population of Pracuúba is 5,246[3] and its area is 4957km2. Pracuúba is located 235km (146miles) from the state capitol of Macapá. The name of the municipality comes from a tree common to the area known as the pracuubeira. The economy of Pracuúba relies of artisanal fishing and raising livestock, primarily buffalo. It also produces timber and açaí.
The municipality contains part of the Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1980.It also contains 4.52% of the Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.It contains 52.85% of the Amapá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.
Cujubim is an agricultural village located in the municipality. Pedro Maciel Filho, a native of Cujubim, wanted a school in his village where agricultural techniques were taught. Filho donated land on which the school could be constructed.[4] On 9 January 2021, the Pedro Maciel Filho School was opened in Cujubim.[5]