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Macapá
Amapá, Brazil · South America
About Macapá
Macapá sits on the route: 5 minutes from Ressaca do Muca.
Macapá is in Amapá, Brazil, with about 510,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ressaca do Muca, about 4 km away.
Macapá (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [makaˈpa] ) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Amapá, in the country's North Region, located on the northern channel of the Amazon Delta near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. Its population is estimated to be 512,902 (2020). The city is on a small plateau on the AmazonRead more
in the southeast of the state of Amapá. The only access by road from outside the province is from the overseas French department of French Guiana, although there are regular ferries to Belém, Brazil. Macapá is linked by road with some other cities in Amapá. The equator runs through the middle of the city, leading residents to refer to Macapá as "The capital of the middle of the world." It covers 6,407.12 square kilometres (2,473.80 mi2) and is located northwest of the large inland island of Marajó and south of the border with French Guiana.
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Macapá is in Amapá, Brazil, about 4 km from Ressaca do Muca.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 512,902
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Amapá
- Timezone
- America/Belem
- Coordinates
- 0.0389, -51.0664
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