Manacapuru (''Munychapur'') is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...

of Amazonas.

Population

The population of Manacapuru was 98,502 (2020) and its area is 7,329 km². The city is one of the biggest in the state. It is located about upstream (west) from Manaus, at the point where the Manacapuru River flows into the

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Main sights

The municipality contains about 19% of the

Rio Negro Right Bank Environmental Protection Area The Rio Negro Right Bank Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Margem Direita do Rio Negro) is an Environmental protection area (APA) in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location Parts of the Rio Negro Right Bank Envir ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit that controls use of an area of Amazon rainforest along the Rio Negro above the junction with the

. It also contains about 4% of the

Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve The Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Negro) is a sustainable development reserve (RDS) in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Brazil. Location Parts of the Rio Negro Sustainable ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2008 in an effort to stop deforestation in the area, which is threatened due to its proximity to Manaus.

Notable people

* Marcelinho – Footballer, playing for the

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national football team.

References

Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Populated places on the Amazon {{AmazonasBR-geo-stub