Capanema, Pará

CAPANEMA, Pará
Municipality
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Official seal of CAPANEMA, Pará
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Nicknames: 
"City of Cement"
"City of Pretty Woman"
Map
Interactive map of CAPANEMA, Pará
Country Brazil
RegionNorthern
StatePará
MesoregionNordeste Paraense
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
69,431
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Capanema, Pará is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]

Capanema is a municipality in the state of Pará. It is located at a latitude 01 ° 11'45 "South and longitude 47 ° 10'51" west, with an altitude of 24 meters. Its population in 2020 was 69,431 inhabitants. The city has influence in the region through trade and services.

History

The origin of the name Capanema dates to the construction of the telegraph network by engineer William Schuch, the Barão de Capanema. He studied engineering at the Polytechnic School of Vienna and returned to Brazil with all the credentials that allowed him to modern scientific training. Under the auspices of the emperor, on May 11, 1852, he founded the National telegraph, of which he was the first and only director. The Capanema river's name was also given in his honor, as it was the river that William Schuch and his team stopped to rest in between work.

Geography

Capanema is situated at a distance of 160 km from Belém on the BR 316 highway. It is the namesake of the immediate region of Capanema, in the northeastern in state of Pará. The city is famous for the cement plant Nassau, the first and largest cement plant in the state. It is the city that has the best economic development of northeastern Pará, as shown by its per capita GDP that is above the regional average. But there are still major problems in local infrastructure, such as paving roads, sewage and water supply.

Industry

The industry in Capanema is not yet consolidated. However it has a remarkable average structure. One of these is the producer of Cement Cibrasa Nassau, a large manufacturing company located in the municipality of Capanema.

Colleges

See also

Listagem de Empresas e Serviços de Capanema - Tudo Aqui

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

1°11′45″S 47°10′51″W / 1.19583°S 47.18083°W / -1.19583; -47.18083

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