AP · North · State capital
Population: 491,987 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Macapá is a Brazilian municipality and the capital of the state of Amapá, in the North Region of the country. Its population in 2022 was 442,933 inhabitants, making it the 52nd most populous municipality in Brazil and the fifth most populous in the North Region. It is located in the southeast of the state and is the only Brazilian state capital with no direct road connection to other state capitals. Furthermore, it is the only one crossed by the Equator and located in the delta of the Amazon River, 1,791 kilometers from Brasília.
According to IBGE data, in 2021 the municipality had the 117th largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the country, at about 12 billion reais, making it the eighth richest city in the North of Brazil. In the Amazon, it is the third largest urban agglomeration, with 3.5% of the population of the entire North Region of Brazil, and its metropolitan area has nearly 560,000 inhabitants. Its area is 6,407 km², representing 4.4863% of the state, 0.1663% of the Region and 0.0754% of Brazil's entire territory.
The city faces several environmental and social problems, such as being the third most violent state capital in the country in 2024, according to the Brazil Safer Cities Yearbook 2025, and the second state capital with the worst basic sanitation and the least developed in Brazil, according to the FIRJAN Municipal Development Index (2025).
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
18.5 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
40.16 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
273.87 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,920.25 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.44 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.71 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
25.66 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
99.71 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
327.59 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro (SBBE), 328 km in a straight line · 895 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 28.0 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.9 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 32.1 | 32.8 | 33.4 | 33.8 | 33.4 | 32.4 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.0 |
| Rain (mm) | 268 | 369 | 400 | 376 | 308 | 252 | 204 | 96 | 25 | 23 | 58 | 145 |
Weather station Macapá, 11 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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