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Anapu's [[rain forest]]s are subject to massive [[clearcutting]].
Anapu's [[rain forest]]s are subject to massive [[clearcutting]].


Anapu attracted international attention on February 12, 2005, when the [[United States|American]]-born, [[naturalization|naturalized]] Brazilian [[citizen]] [[Nun|Sister]] [[Dorothy Stang]]—member of the [[Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur]], and advocate for the [[rural]] [[Poverty|poor]] of the [[Amazon Rainforest]]—was [[murder]]ed there.
Anapu attracted international attention on February 12, 2005, when the [[United States|American]]-born, [[naturalization|naturalized]] Brazilian [[citizen]] [[Nun|Sister]] [[Dorothy Stang]]—member of the [[Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur]], and advocate for the [[rural]] [[Poverty|poor]] of the [[Amazon Rainforest]]—was [[murder|shot dead]] there.


==References==
==References==

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Anapu
View of Anapu
View of Anapu
Flag of Anapu
Coat of arms of Anapu
Location in Pará state
Location in Pará state
Anapu is located in Brazil
Anapu
Anapu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 03°28′20″S 51°11′52″W / 3.47222°S 51.19778°W / -3.47222; -51.19778
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
StatePará
Area
 • Total
11,895 km2 (4,593 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
28,607
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Anapu is a city in Pará, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was 28,607 inhabitants. The territorial area of Anapu is 11,895 km2.[2]

Anapu's rain forests are subject to massive clearcutting.

Anapu attracted international attention on February 12, 2005, when the American-born, naturalized Brazilian citizen Sister Dorothy Stang—member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and advocate for the rural poor of the Amazon Rainforest—was shot dead there.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "IBGE | Cidades | Pará | Anapu". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-19.