Cutias
Sign in to saveCutias, formally known as Cutias do Araguari (), is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 6,101 and its area is . 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.
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- Cutias
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- Cutias do Araguari
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- Municipality
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- Amapa MunicipCutias.jpg
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- 250px
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- Cutias do Araguari in the state of Amapá
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- Country
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- Region
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- State
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- Brazil
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- North
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- border|22px Amapá
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Raimundo Barbosa Amanajás Filho
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- PROS
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 May 1992
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Cutias, formally known as Cutias do Araguari (), is a municipality located in the southeast of the state of Amapá in Brazil. Its population is 6,101 and its area is . 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.
==Geography== thumb|left|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 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 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%.