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Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality located in the westernmost point of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 52,262 (2020)[3] and its area is 609 km2.[4]
Delmiro Gouveia | |
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| The Municipality of Delmiro Gouveia | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): Del 1000 (in Portuguese pronounced Del mil [Del thousand]) | |
 Location of Delmiro Gouveia in the State of Alagoas | |
  Delmiro Gouveia Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 09°23′09″S 37°59′45″W / 9.38583°S 37.99583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Alagoas |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luiz Carlos Costa(Lula Cabeleira) |
| Area | |
• Total | 609.7 km2 (235.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,262 |
| • Density | 67.4/km2 (175/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.645 – medium[2] |
| Website | www |
The municipality holds part of the 26,736 hectares (66,070 acres) Rio São Francisco Natural Monument, which protects the spectacular canyons of the São Francisco River between the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex and the Xingó Dam.[5]
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2008 statistics
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP - ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Unidade de Conservação: Monumento Natural do Rio São Francisco (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-21
