Areia Branca, Sergipe

Areia Branca
Município de Areia Branca
Location of Areia Branca in Sergipe
Areia Branca
Location of Areia Branca in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°45′28″S 37°18′54″W / 10.75778°S 37.31500°W / -10.75778; -37.31500
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Sergipe
FoundedNovember 11, 1963
Government
 • MayorAgripino Andrelino Santos
Area
 • Total
148.13 km2 (57.19 sq mi)
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
18,686
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
DemonymAreia-branquense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websiteareiabranca.se.gov.br

Areia Branca (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈɾeja ˈbɾɐ̃ka], transl. White Sand) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 18,686 (2020) and it covers 148.13 km2 (57.19 sq mi). Areia Branca has a population density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located 36 km (22 mi) from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju.[2] The municipality contains part of the Serra de Itabaiana National Park.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Areia Branca" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra de Itabaiana (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-03{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)