Carvão is a district in the

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ian municipality of

Mazagão Mazagão ( pt, Município de Mazagão}, ) is a municipality located in the south of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 22,053 and its area is . Mazagão Velho located in the municipality of Mazagão is known for the Festival of S� ...

, in the state of Amapá. It is located along the .

Overview

Carvão was founded in 1914 as a

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rs community. It developed into an agricultural community, however the public sector and wage labour have become the backbone of the economy in the 21st century, and agriculture has become limited to

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. The village is connected to the AP-010 road which provides access to

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. The village has a school, and has received access to clean drinking water. In 1995, Carvão became a district of Mazagão.

References

Populated places in Amapá Populated places established in 1914 {{AmapáBR-geo-stub