Serra do Navio

Serra do Navio
Municipality

Location in Amapá state
Serra do Navio
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 0°53′45″N 52°0′7″W / 0.89583°N 52.00194°W / 0.89583; -52.00194Coordinates: 0°53′45″N 52°0′7″W / 0.89583°N 52.00194°W / 0.89583; -52.00194
Country  Brazil
Region North Region
State Amapá
Government
  Mayor Elson Belo Lobato (AVANTE)
Area
  Total 7,713 km2 (2,978 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 4,938
  Density 0.64/km2 (1.7/sq mi)
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)

Serra do Navio (Mountain range of the Ship) is a municipality located in the center of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 4,938 (2015 est.) and its area is 7,713 km².[1]

The municipality contains 7.83% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.[2]

References

  1. "IBGE | Cidades | Amapá | Serra do Navio". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  2. FES do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-07-06


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