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'''Tartarugalzinho''' (''Big Tartarugal'') is a [[municipality]] located in the east of the state of [[Amapá]] in [[Brazil]]. Its population is 7,869 and its area is 6,712 km².
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'''Tartarugalzinho''' ({{IPA|pt|taʁtɐɾuɡawˈzĩɲu}}) is a [[Municipalities of Brazil|municipality]] located in the east of the state of [[Amapá]] in [[Brazil]]. Its population is 17,769<ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ap/tartarugalzinho/panorama IBGE 2020]</ref> and its area is {{convert|6,712|km2|mi2}}. Tartarugalzinho is located {{Convert|230|km|mi}} from the state capitol of [[Macapá]]. It was established as a municipality on 17 December 1987.<ref name="gov"/><ref name="tar"/>


== Overview ==
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The first settlement in the municipality was located on the [[Tartarugal Grande River]], however the rapids made transport difficult, and the town was moved to a tributary. That town has become known as Tartarugalzinho.<ref name="history"/>
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[[File:Rurap Tartarugalzinho Amapá.jpg|thumb|left|Agricultural school in Tartarugalzinho]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Amapá State]]
The economy is based on raising livestock, primarily cattle and buffalo, [[subsistence farming]] and fishing. The discovery of gold in the area has caused a population surge. A major industry in the municipality is the Champion factory which turns [[eucalyptus]] seeds into [[Pulp (paper)|pulp]] for the paper industry.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.tartarugalzinho.ap.gov.br/conteudo/tartarugalzinho/historico |title=Histórico|website=Municipality of Tartarugalzinho|access-date=1 April 2021|language=pt}}</ref>
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Bom Jesus dos Fernandes, an agricultural village, is located within the municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cegot.org/ojs/index.php/GOT/article/view/2016.09.013 |title=Uso do solo e infraestrutura viária na relação com as dinâmicas produtivas em assentamentos agroextrativistas no Amapá |website=GOT - Journal of Geography and Spatial Planning|access-date=1 April 2021|language=pt|doi=10.17127/got/2016.9.013}}</ref>

== Geography ==

The municipality contains part of the {{convert|392469|ha}} [[Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve]], a fully protected conservation unit created in 1980.<ref>{{citation|language=Portuguese |title=Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente |url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=209|accessdate=2016-04-27}}</ref>
It also contains 7.64% of the {{convert|2369400|ha}} [[Amapá State Forest]], a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.<ref>{{citation|ref={{harvid|FES do Amapá – ISA}}|language=Portuguese
|title=FES do Amapá|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental
|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/430|accessdate=2016-07-06}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Amapá]]

== References ==
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<ref name="gov">{{cite web | url = http://www.ap.gov.br/amapa/site/paginas/municipios/tartarugalzinho.jsp | title = Tartarugalzinho | year = 2011 | publisher = Governo do Estado do Amapá | location = Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | accessdate = 2014-06-05 | language = Portuguese | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140827022703/http://www.ap.gov.br/amapa/site/paginas/municipios/tartarugalzinho.jsp | archivedate = 2014-08-27 }}</ref>

<ref name="tar">{{cite web | url = http://www.tartarugalzinho.ap.gov.br/ | title = Tartarugalzinho | year = c. 2013 | publisher = Prefeitura Municipal de Tartarugalzinho | location = Tartarugalzinho, Amapá, Brazil | accessdate = 2014-06-05| language = Portuguese}}</ref>

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== External links ==
* [https://www.tartarugalzinho.ap.gov.br/ Official website] (in Portuguese)
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 19 August 2024

Tartarugalzinho
Igarapé Euzébio, upstream from the Aporema River
Igarapé Euzébio, upstream from the Aporema River
Flag of Tartarugalzinho
Flag
Official seal of Tartarugalzinho
Seal
Location of Tartarugalzinho in Amapá
Location of Tartarugalzinho in Amapá
Coordinates: 01°30′21″N 50°54′43″W / 1.50583°N 50.91194°W / 1.50583; -50.91194
CountryBrazil Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amapá
Government
 • MayorRildo Oliveira (PMDB)
Area
 • Total
6,712 km2 (2,592 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
17,769
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Tartarugalzinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [taʁtɐɾuɡawˈzĩɲu]) is a municipality located in the east of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 17,769[1] and its area is 6,712 square kilometres (2,592 sq mi). Tartarugalzinho is located 230 kilometres (140 mi) from the state capitol of Macapá. It was established as a municipality on 17 December 1987.[2][3]

Overview

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The first settlement in the municipality was located on the Tartarugal Grande River, however the rapids made transport difficult, and the town was moved to a tributary. That town has become known as Tartarugalzinho.[4]

Agricultural school in Tartarugalzinho

The economy is based on raising livestock, primarily cattle and buffalo, subsistence farming and fishing. The discovery of gold in the area has caused a population surge. A major industry in the municipality is the Champion factory which turns eucalyptus seeds into pulp for the paper industry.[4]

Bom Jesus dos Fernandes, an agricultural village, is located within the municipality.[5]

Geography

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The municipality contains part of the 392,469 hectares (969,810 acres) Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1980.[6] It also contains 7.64% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Tartarugalzinho" (in Portuguese). Macapá, Amapá, Brazil: Governo do Estado do Amapá. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Tartarugalzinho" (in Portuguese). Tartarugalzinho, Amapá, Brazil: Prefeitura Municipal de Tartarugalzinho. c. 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Histórico". Municipality of Tartarugalzinho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Uso do solo e infraestrutura viária na relação com as dinâmicas produtivas em assentamentos agroextrativistas no Amapá". GOT - Journal of Geography and Spatial Planning (in Portuguese). doi:10.17127/got/2016.9.013. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 27 April 2016
  7. ^ FES do Amapá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 6 July 2016
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