Santana, Amapá


Santana is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 119,610 and its area is, which makes it the smallest municipality of Amapá. Santana is a suburb of Macapá, the state capital, and the two cities make up the Metropolitan Area of Macapá. Its location is nearly on the equator. The planet's second longest river, the Amazon is to the south.
Santana was historically a part of Macapá. In 1981 it was elevated to the category of a District of Macapá. It became a separate municipality in the state of Amapá on January 1, 1982.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

In 2001 Santana was officially divided into six districts.
and Santana Esporte Clube are the football clubs based in the city of Santana.

Twin towns — sister cities

Santana, Amapá is twinned with: