Santana, Amapá
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State: Amapá
Amapá
Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Pará. Perhaps one of the main features of the state is the River Oiapoque, as it was once...

Meso-region: Southern Amapá or Sul do Amapá
Micro-Region: Macapá
Founded: 1993
Location
Location (geography)
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0.58/0°3'28" N lat.
51.182/51°10'55" W long.
Area
Area
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1,678 km²
Population
Population
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98,600 (2006)
Population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

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62.48/km²
Postal code: 68918-xxx
Climate
Climate
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Equatorial
Website: www.santana.ap.gov.br


Santana is a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 located in the southeast of the state of Amapá
Amapá
Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Pará. Perhaps one of the main features of the state is the River Oiapoque, as it was once...

 in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. Its population is 98,600 and its area is 1,578 km². Santana is a suburb of Macapá, the state capital. Its location is nearly on the equator. The planet's second longest river, the Amazon
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...

 is to the south.

Sports

Independente Esporte Clube
Independente Esporte Clube
Independente Esporte Clube, commonly known as Independente, is a Brazilian football club based in Santana, Amapá state. They won the Campeonato Amapaense five times.-History:The club was founded on January 19, 1962...

 and Santana Esporte Clube
Santana Esporte Clube
Santana Esporte Clube, commonly known as Santana, is a Brazilian football club based in Santana, Amapá state. They won the Campeonato Amapaense seven times.-History:...

 are the football clubs based in the city of Santana.

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