Palmeira dos Índios

municipality of Alagoas state, Brazil

Key facts

Country: Brazil
State: Alagoas
Mesoregion: Agreste Alagoano
Microregion: Palmeira dos Índios
Mayor: Julio Cézar
Total: 460.610 km (177.843 sq mi)
Elevation: 290 m (950 ft)
Density: 159.22/km (412.37/sq mi)
Demonym: Palmeirenses
Time zone: UTC−3 ( BRT )
Website: Official website

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Official website

Prefeitura Municipal de Palmeira dos Índios

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Official name: Palmeira dos Índios
Demonym: palmeirense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Alagoas
Population: 77204
Area: 460.610
Elevation: 290
Shares border with: Taquarana
Official website: www.palmeiradosindios.al.gov.br
Image: Palmeiras dos ìndios.jpg
Dialing code: 82

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Commons category: Palmeira dos Índios
electorate: 51297
Human Development Index: 0.638
native label: Palmeira dos Índios
inception: 1835-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Palmeira dos Índios (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [pɐwˈmeɾɐ dʊˈzĩdʒʊ]) is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. As of 2010, it has a population of around 70,000.

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.

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