Maragogi

Maragogi is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, 125 km north of the capital city of Maceió. It has 33,032 inhabitants, a city situated on the northern coast of Alagoas state, Brazil, being the easternmost city of that state.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Maragogi
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: The Municipality of Maragogi
Settlement.nickname: Maragogi: Um Paraíso em Alagoas
Settlement.image_skyline: Maragogi Alagoas Brasil.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Maragogi Downtown
Settlement.image_map: Maragogi.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Maragogi in the State of Alagoas
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast
Settlement.subdivision_name2: border|22px Alagoas
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: maragogiense
Population: 16403
Area: 335
Elevation: 83
Official website: www.prefeiturademaragogi.com
Image: Maragogi Alagoas Brasil.jpg
Dialing code: 82

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Commons category: Maragogi
inception: 1875-01-01
Human Development Index: 0.574
electorate: 21614

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Geography
Climate
Vegetation
Demographics
Maragogi ethnic groups
Maragogi demographics history
Economy
Tourism
Places of interest
Maragogi Beach
Nearby places
References
External links

As the main destination in the State of Alagoas after its capital city, Maragogi attracts visitors from Maceió. From Japaratinga beach, on the southern tip, a ferryboat crosses Manguaba River into Porto das Pedras, where visitors find virtually deserted beaches. Maragogi was initially a small village called Gamela. In 1887, it was granted the status of an adopted the name of Isabel, to honor the Brazilian Princess who signed a law ending slavery in Brazil. Later on, in 1892, it was named as Maragogi after the river that baths the city. "Maragogi", according to some historians, comes from “Marahub-gy”, or river of the Marauba tribes.