Serra do Navio
Serra do Navio | |
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Serra do Navio in 1965 | |
Location in Amapá state | |
| Coordinates: 0°53′45″N 52°0′7″W / 0.89583°N 52.00194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amapá |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elson Belo Lobato (AVANTE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,713 km2 (2,978 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,488 |
| • Density | 0.71/km2 (1.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Serra do Navio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁɐ du naˈviw]), (Mountain range of the Ship) is a municipality located in the center of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 5,488 (2020 est.) and its area is 7,713 km². In the 1947, Manganese was discovered in the area. Serra do Navio was built as a planned city to house the workers. On 22 June 1993, the capital of the municipality was changed from Água Branca do Amapari to Serra do Novio.