Pracuúba () is a
municipality located in the mideast of the state of
Amapá
Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...
in
Brazil. It became an independent municipality in 1992. The town can be accessed from the
BR-156 highway.
Location
The population of Pracuúba is 5,246 and its area is .
Pracuúba is located from the state capitol of
Macapá. 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.
Conservation
The municipality contains part of the
Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve
Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba) is a biological reserve in the state of Amapá, Brazil.
Location
The Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve, which covers , was established by decree of 16 July 1980.
It is a ...
, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1980.
It also contains 4.52% of the
Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.
It contains 52.85% of the
Amapá National Forest
The Amapá National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Amapá) is a national forest in the state of Amapá, Brazil. It supports sustainable exploitation of the natural resources in an area of Amazon rainforest in the Guiana Shield.
Location
The A ...
, 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)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pracuuba
Municipalities in Amapá
Populated places in Amapá