Calçoene
Sign in to saveCalçoene () is a municipality located in the east of the state of Amapá in Brazil. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean in the Amazon jungle basin near French Guiana. Calçoene covers and has a population is 11,306. The name Calçoene is a corruption of "Calço N" (North Wedge, one of four mining zones defined by the Brazilian Government at the beginning of the 20th century).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Calçoene
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- Municipality
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- Município de Calçoene
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- File:New asphalt Calçoene Amapá Brazil.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
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- The Governor inspects the new road in Calçoene
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- Bandeira_de_Calçoene_AP.svg
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- Brasão Calçoene.jpg
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- Amapa MunicipCalcoene.jpg
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- 250px
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- Location of Calçoene in the State of Amapá
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- Brazil
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- Country
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- Region
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- State
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- North
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- border|22px Amapá
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- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Prefeitura de Calçoene
Portal Oficial da Prefeitura Municipal de Calçoene, que traz para o cidadão a transparência, diversos serviços prestados e notícias sobre tudo o que acontece no Município.
calcoene.ap.gov.br →Link to the official site · 14,874 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5177
- Area
- 14269.258
- Elevation
- 10
- Official website
- www.calcoene.ap.gov.br
- Image
- Barragem Labourier, Calçoene, Amapá.jpg
- Dialing code
- 96
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- Commons category
- Calçoene
- Human Development Index
- 0.643
- electorate
- 7888
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- History
- Geography
- Tourism
- Calçoene megalithic observatory
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- References
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Calçoene () is a municipality located in the east of the state of Amapá in Brazil. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean in the Amazon jungle basin near French Guiana. Calçoene covers and has a population is 11,306. The name Calçoene is a corruption of "Calço N" (North Wedge, one of four mining zones defined by the Brazilian Government at the beginning of the 20th century).
The city has the highest rainfall of any in Brazil, with an annual average of . Calçoene is noted for its ancient megalithic observatory, often referred to as the "Amazon Stonehenge".
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