Santana () is a

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located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in

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. Its population is 123,096 and its area is , which makes it the smallest municipality of Amapá. Santana is a suburb 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 state capital, and the two cities make up the Metropolitan Area of Macapá. Its location is nearly on the equator. The planet's second longest river, the

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is to the south. Santana was historically a part of Macapá. In 1981 it was elevated to the category of a District of Macapá. It became a separate municipality in the state of Amapá on 1 January 1982.

History

The history of Santana began in 1753 when Ilha de Santana, an island in the Amazon River in front of the city of Santana, became an official settlement. The settlement on the coast started to develop in the 1950s when

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was discovered in Serra do Navio. Santana has developed into the main harbour and industrial centre for the state, and has become the second most populous city. In 1990, a campus of the Federal University of Amapá was opened in Santana.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

, north and east *

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, southwest * Porto Grande, northwest

Port of Santana

The Port of Santana was built in 1980. It was originally intended for river transport, but due to its favourable position, it quickly developed into a main harbour for international transport to and from the Caribbean,

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and

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. The harbour was inaugurated on 6 May 1982, and became a

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in 2002. The Port of Santana also provides ferry services. In 2020, the ferry between Santana and

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was the largest ferry of Brazil measuring .

Districts

In 2001 Santana was officially divided into six districts: * The city of Santana * * Igarapé do Lago * Ilha de Santana * * Pirativa

Sports

Independente Esporte Clube and Santana Esporte Clube are the football clubs based in the city of Santana.

Notable people

Fabrício Guerreiro Fabrício de Assis Costa da Silva (born July 24, 1990), better known as Fabrício Guerreiro, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is known to have competed in Bellator's Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Guerreiro ...

(1990), mixed martial artist *

Raulian Paiva Raulian Paiva Frazão (born 17 October 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Paiva was born and raised Santana, Amapá, Brazil where he still tra ...

(1995), mixed martial artist

References

External links

Official website
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