Afuá is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of

Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana a ...

. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 39,567 people. The area of the municipality is 8,372.772 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion

Marajó Marajó () is a large coastal island in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is the main and largest of the islands in the Marajó Archipelago. Marajó Island is separated from the mainland by Marajó Bay, Pará River, smaller rivers (especially M ...

and to the microregion of ''Furos de Breves''. The municipality is contained in the

Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area The Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Arquipélago do Marajó) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects the Marajó Archipelago, made up of marine fluvial is ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region. The municipal seat lies at the mouth of the

Cajari River The Cajari River ( pt, Rio Cajari) is a river of Amapá state in Brazil. It is a tributary of the Amazon River. Course The Cajari River drains the center of the Rio Cajari Extractive Reserve, created in 1990. The upper and middle course of the C ...

where it enters the Baía do Vieira Grande. The municipality contains the

Charapucu State Park The Charapucu State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Charapucu) is a state park in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects an area of the island of Marajó at the mouth of the Amazon River, much of which is flooded by the river or the tides. The vegetati ...

, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2010.

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Municipalities in Pará Car-free islands of South America {{Pará-geo-stub