Cutias
Flag of Cutias
Flag
Official seal of Cutias
Seal
Cutias do Araguari in the state of Amapá
Cutias do Araguari in the state of Amapá
Cutias is located in Brazil
Cutias
Cutias
Coordinates: 00°59′09″N 50°48′07″W / 0.98583°N 50.80194°W / 0.98583; -50.80194
CountryBrazil Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amapá
Government
 • MayorRaimundo Barbosa Amanajás Filho (PROS)
Area
 • Land2,115 km2 (817 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total6,101
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Cutias (Portuguese: Município de Cutias do Araguari), formally known as Cutias do Araguari (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈtʃi.ɐz dwaɾɐɡwaˈɾi]), is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 6,101[1] and its area is 2,115 square kilometres (817 sq mi). The name of the municipality comes from a rodent of the same name, known in English as the agouti. Cutias do Araguari was elevated to the level of municipality on 1 May 1992.[2][3]

Geography

Araguari River in Cutias

Cutias is bordered by Pracuúba and Amapá to the north, Macapá to the south, Macapá to the east, and Ferreira Gomes to the west. It is 120 metres (390 ft) from the state capitol of Macapá. Cutias is dominated by the Araguari River and its tributaries, which partially submerges the area for nearly half the year. It is very flat, with the highest point reaching only 3 metres (9.8 ft) above sea level. Cutias has a wet, tropical climate; it averages 2,800 mm of rain per year, and has an average humidity of 80%.[2][3]

Economy

The economy is based on maize and manioc production, raising livestock, and fishing.[4] In 2016, Cutias had the second largest amount of buffalos in Brazil.[5] Cutias do Araguari is the largest exporter of pirarucú (arapaima) in Brazil, an endangered fish noted for its boneless steaks. The common agouti, from which the municipality takes its name, is also used in local cuisine.[2][3]

Tourism

The town became known during the pororoca craze which attracted surfers to the Araguari River which has large tidal bores.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 IBGE 2020
  2. 1 2 3 "Cutias do Araguari" (in Portuguese). Amapá Digital. c. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cutias do Araguari" (in Portuguese). Macapá, Amapá, Brazil: Governo do Estado do Amapá. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Cutias do Araguari". Government of Amapá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "IBGE: rebanho de bovinos tinha 218,23 milhões de cabeças em 2016". Beef Point Brazil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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