Palmeira dos Índios
Municipality in Alagoas, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Palmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. As of 2010[update], it has a population of around 70,000.
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Palmeira dos Índios | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 9°24′25″S 36°37′40″W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Alagoas |
Mesoregion | Agreste Alagoano |
Microregion | Palmeira dos Índios |
Founded | 1835 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julio Cézar |
Area | |
• Total | 460.610 km2 (177.843 sq mi) |
Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
Population (2020.[1]) | |
• Total | 73,337 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Demonym | Palmeirenses |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Website | Official website |
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The city is situated in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios.