Pracuúba

This article is about the municipality in Amapá. For the river in Pará, see Pracuúba River.
Pracuúba
Pedro Maciel Filho School in Cujubim, Pracuúba
Pedro Maciel Filho School in Cujubim, Pracuúba
Flag of Pracuúba
Flag
Coat of arms of Pracuúba
Coat of arms
Location of Pracuúba in Amapá
Location of Pracuúba in Amapá
Coordinates: 01°44′37″N 50°47′04″W / 1.74361°N 50.78444°W / 1.74361; -50.78444
CountryBrazil Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amapá
EstablishedMay 1, 1992
Government
 • MayorBelize Conceição Costa Ramos (PR)
Area
 • Total
4,957 km2 (1,914 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,246
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Pracuúba (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [pɾakuˈubɐ]) is a municipality located in the mideast of the state of Amapá, Brazil. It became an independent municipality in 1992.[1] The town is located 235 kilometres (146 mi) from the state capitol of Macapá and can be accessed from the BR-156 highway.[2]

Geography

The population of Pracuúba is 5,246 and its area is 4,957 square kilometres (1,914 mi2)..[3] 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.[4]

The municipality contains part of the 392,469-hectare (969,810-acre) Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1980.[5] It also contains 4.52% of the 2,369,400-hectare (5,855,000-acre) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.[6] It contains 52.85% of the 460,353-hectare (1,137,560-acre) Amapá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.[7]

Cujubim

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.[8] On 9 January 2021, the Pedro Maciel Filho School was opened in Cujubim.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "História". Municipality of Pracuúba (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Pracuúba". Government of Amapá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ IBGE 2020
  4. ^ "Pracuúba" (in Portuguese). Macapá, Amapá, Brazil: Governo do Estado do Amapá. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  5. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-27{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  6. ^ FES do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-06{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  7. ^ FLONA do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-06{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  8. ^ "Escola de Pracuúba é homenagem à memória de agricultor que levou educação para comunidade". Consed.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Governador inaugura escola na comunidade Cujubim, em Pracuúba". Government of Amapá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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