Arapiraca
Sign in to saveArapiraca is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Alagoas, Northeast Region of the country. It is located in Agreste in Alagoas and belongs to the Metropolitan Region of Agreste, being located about west of state capital. Its population in 2022 was 234,696 inhabitants, making it the second most populous municipality in Alagoas and the ninth in the interior of the Northeast. It occupies an area of just over , being in urban area.
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Arapiraca is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Alagoas, Northeast Region of the country. It is located in Agreste in Alagoas and belongs to the Metropolitan Region of Agreste, being located about west of state capital. Its population in 2022 was 234,696 inhabitants, making it the second most populous municipality in Alagoas and the ninth in the interior of the Northeast. It occupies an area of just over , being in urban area.
The development of the city took place mainly in the 1970s, when the culture of producing tobacco, formerly known "Green Gold", one of the main economic activities of the time in the region, elevated the city to the category of municipality. Currently, the city has several large companies and countless small companies that give a great boost to the local economy.