Afuá is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 39,567 people. The area of the municipality is 8,372.772 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.

Afuá
Municipality
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Location in the State of Pará
Coordinates: 00°09′25″S 50°23′13″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Pará
Founded	August 2, 1891
Area
• Total	8,372.772 km2 (3,232.745 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	39,567
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	68890-000

The municipality is contained in the 59,985-square-kilometre (23,160 sq mi) Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.[2] The municipal seat lies at the mouth of the Cajari River where it enters the Baía do Vieira Grande. The municipality contains the 65,181 hectares (161,070 acres) Charapucu State Park, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 2010.[3]

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