Serra

municipality of Espírito Santo state, Brazil

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Country: Brazil
Region: Southeast
State: Espírito Santo
Founded: November 6, 1556
Mayor: Audifax Barcellos( PSB )
Total: 553.254 km (213.613 sq mi)
Elevation: 301 m (988 ft)
Density: 941.074/km (2,437.37/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−3 ( BRT )
Demonym: serrano

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Demonym: serrano
Population: 222158
Area: 553.254
Elevation: 301
Official website: www.serra.es.gov.br
Image: Mestre Álvaro.jpg
Dialing code: 27

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Commons category: Serra (Espírito Santo)
inception: 1556-11-06
Human Development Index: 0.739
electorate: 337630

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Serra ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛʁɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Bordering the north of the state's capital, Vitória, the municipality is part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. Its population was 520,653 (2022) and its area is 548 km (212 sq mi). It is the most populous municipality in the state, ahead of the capital.

Serra, the seat of the municipality, is to the north of the characteristic Mestre Álvaro mountain which juts out of the coastal lowlands, and which is said to look like a small mountain range or "serra", in Portuguese, which is where the town and municipality got its name.