Pracuúba () 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 mideast of the state of
Amapá in
Brazil
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. It became an independent municipality in 1992. The town can be accessed from the
BR-156
BR-156 is a federal highway of Brazil.
The road consists of 552 km between Oiapoque and Macapá, and 271 km between Macapá and Laranjal do Jari (except via Santana city), totalling 823 km of road through forest and savannah. Only the road be ...
highway.
Location
The population of Pracuúba is 5,246 and its area is .
Pracuúba is located from the state capitol of
Macapá
Macapá () is a city in Brazil with a population of 512,902 (2020 estimation). It is the capital of Amapá state in the country's North Region. It is located on the northern channel of the Amazon River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The c ...
. 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
Artisanal fishing (or traditional/subsistence fishing) consists of various small-scale, low-technology, low-capital, fishing practices undertaken by individual fishing households (as opposed to commercial fishing). Many of these households are ...
and raising livestock, primarily
buffalo. It also produces timber and
açaí.
Conservation
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
The Amapá State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual do Amapá) is a state forest in the state of Amapá, Brazil.
Location
The Amapá State Forest is divided between the municipalities of Tartarugalzinho (7.64%), Pracuúba (4.52%), Porto Grande (7.7 ...
, 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
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. On 9 January 2021, the Pedro Maciel Filho School was opened in Cujubim.
References
External links
Official site(in Portuguese)
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Municipalities in Amapá
Populated places in Amapá