Penedo

Penedo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil. The population is 63,846 (2020 est.) in an area of . Penedo lies south-west of the state capital of Maceió.

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Settlement.official_name: Penedo
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_shield: Brasao Penedo.gif
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira Penedo.png
Settlement.image_skyline: Igreja Santa Maria dos Anjos.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Santa Maria dos Anjos and the Convent of São Francisco
Settlement.image_map: Alagoas_Municip_Penedo.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Alagoas state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name

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Penedo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil. The population is 63,846 (2020 est.) in an area of . Penedo lies south-west of the state capital of Maceió.

In October 2023, Penedo joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and was named a UNESCO City of Film.