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Santana: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
119,224
2026
Population, 2022 census
107,618
2022
Area (km²)
1,541.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
69.8
2022

In depth

What is the population of Santana?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Santana at 119,224 on 1 July 2026, the 281st largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 2nd largest of the 16 municipalities in Amapá state. The 2022 census counted 107,618 residents.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is the population of Santana growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Santana grew by 6,356, from 101,262 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 107,618, an average of +0.51% a year; the 104th slowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: +0.52% a year).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How has the population of Santana changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Santana's population 11,606 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+10.8%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 118,803 in 2025 and 118,353 in 2024.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How big is Santana?

Santana covers 1,541.2 km² and had 69.8 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 50th least densely populated of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 23.86 per km²).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What share of Amapá state's population lives in Santana?

Santana holds 14.7% of the estimated 809,953 people in Amapá state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is Santana a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Santana (as part of the Macapá/AP urban area) as a regional capital, level 2C on a scale whose top level is 1A, and Santana is part of the Região Metropolitana de Macapá.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

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Who runs Santana?

In Brazil, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (prefeito) and council (câmara de vereadores) directly elected for four years; mayors can serve two terms in a row. Primary schools, basic health care, urban planning, local transport, waste; each has its own organic law.

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