MACAP

city, capital of Amap state, northern Brazil, on the northern channel (Canal do Norte) of the Amazon Delta, situated on a small plateau of firm ground 50 ft (15 m) above sea level, just on the Equator. It was given city status in 1856. Macap is the commercial, manufacturing, and transportation centre of the state, exporting high-grade manganese (including silicomanganese and ferromanganese), gold, iron, and tin ores and lumber from its hinterland. Automobiles, oils, rubber, pelts from jungle animals, and fish from both the river and ocean are exported from Macap's port, Prto Sontana. The city has air links with Belm in Par state and with Rio de Janeiro, and local roads and a railroad lead to the manganese mines at Serra do Navio. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 89,081.