Manacapuru
{{Short description|Municipality of Amazonas, Brazil}}
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| subdivision_name1 = North
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| subdivision_name3 = July 16, 1932
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Válcileia Flores Maciel (MDB)
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| population_as_of = 2022
| population_total = 101 883
| population_density_km2 = 12.89
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Manacapuru (Munychapur) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Manacapuru is the third most populous city in the state. Its Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010 was 0.614, and its GDP per capita in 2021 was $2,717.89 (converted as of March 31, 2025).{{Cite web |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/am/manacapuru/panorama |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=cidades.ibge.gov.br}}
Population
The population of Manacapuru was 98,502 (2020)[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/am/manacapuru/panorama IBGE 2020] and its area is 7,329 km2.Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) - {{cite web|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109005631/http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php |archivedate=2007-01-09 }} The city is one of the biggest in the state. It is located about {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} upstream (west) from Manaus, at the point where the Manacapuru River flows into the Solimões River.
Main sights
The municipality contains about 19% of the Rio Negro Right Bank Environmental Protection Area, a {{convert|1140990|ha}} sustainable use conservation unit that controls use of an area of Amazon rainforest along the Rio Negro above the junction with the Solimões River.{{citation|ref={{harvid|APA Margem Direita do Rio Negro – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=APA Margem Direita do Rio Negro|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/4299|accessdate=2016-06-26}}
It also contains about 4% of the Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve, a {{convert|103086|ha}} sustainable use conservation unit created in 2008 in an effort to stop deforestation in the area, which is threatened due to its proximity to Manaus.{{citation|ref={{harvid|RDS do Rio Negro – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=RDS do Rio Negro|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/5522|accessdate=2016-06-27}}
Notable people
- Marcelinho – Footballer, playing for the Bulgaria national football team.
References
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{{Municipalities of Amazonas}}
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Category:Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Category:Populated places on the Amazon
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