Ferreira Gomes (Portuguese pronunciation: [feˈʁejɾɐ ˈɡomis]) is a municipality located in the center of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 7,967[1] and its area is 5,047 square kilometres (1,949 sq mi).[2] The town began as the military headquarters of Pedro II and was founded by João Ferreira Gomes. In 1989, it became an independent municipality.[3]

Ferreira Gomes
Municipality
Municipio de Ferreira Gomes
Flag Seal
Location of Ferreira Gomes in the State of Amapá
Coordinates: 00°51′28″N 51°10′48″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amapá
Founded	1 January 1989
Government
• Mayor	João Álvaro Rocha Rodrigues (PATRI)
Area
• Total	5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,967
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Nature

The municipality contains 3.64% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006.[4] It also contains 44.07% of the 460,353 hectares (1,137,560 acres) Amapá National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.[5]

Economy

The economy is mainly based on agriculture and livestock in particular cattle and buffalo. The main agricultural products are cassava, corn and bananas.[6] In the 1970s, pine plantations were established for the pulp industry.[7] Ferreira Gomes is located on the BR-156 highway.[6]

Hydroelectric Plant

The Coaracy Nunes Hydroelectric Plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Coaracy Nunes) is a hydroelectric power plant located on the Araguari River.[8] It is near Vila do Paredão.[9] Construction started in the 1960s, and was completed in 1978. The plant consists of a 24.9 km² dam. Originally it only supplied to cities of Macapá and Santana, but was later expanded for the whole region.[8] In 2015, the output was 78 MW.[9]

References

External links

• Official site (in Portuguese)
• Media related to Ferreira Gomes at Wikimedia Commons

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