Japaratinga
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Japaratinga | |
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View of the coast from Monte Tabor Lookout Tower in Japaratinga | |
Location of Japaratinga in Alagoas | |
| Coordinates: 9°5′16″S 35°15′28″W / 9.08778°S 35.25778°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | |
| Founded | 23 July 1960[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Severino da Silva (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Jailton dos Santos (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.356 km2 (32.956 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,219[4] |
| • Density | 108.01/km2 (279.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Japaratinguense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 57950-000, 57953-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.570 – medium[4] |
| Website | japaratinga.al.gov.br |
Japaratinga (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɐpɐɾɐˈtĩɡɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 8,403 (2020)[6] and its area is 86 km2 (33 sq mi).[7]
Geography
[edit]Japaratinga is located along the coast, near the eastern-most point of the main South American continent.
Climate
[edit]Japaratinga has a tropical forest, characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm (about 78 inches or 2 meters) and 1,700 mm (about 67 inches). The soil can be poor due to high rainfall leaching out soluble nutrients.
Demographics
[edit]As of the census of 2005, there were around 6,727 people living in Japaratinga. According to the census, the racial makeup of the city was majority White and Multiracial; minority Black or African American. People of Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French, American and English descent form the largest ethnic groups in the city.
Economy
[edit]Japaratinga has a number of Hotels and Pousadas (small hotels). Tourism is the most important economic activity in the city.
Gallery
[edit]- Houses in Japaratinga
- View of the Atlantic Ocean
- Beach in Japaratinga
- View of beach in Japaratinga
- Beach in Japaratinga
- Beach in Japaratinga
- Beach in Japaratinga
- Beach in Japaratinga
- Sunset on a beach in Japaratinga
- Atlantic ghost crab on a beach in Japaratinga
- Boat on a beach in Japaratinga
- Salgado Beach
- Salgado Beach
- Salgado Beach
- Barreiras do Boqueirão Beach
- Beach in Japaratinga
- Border between Japaratinga and Maragogi
- Adult Dermatonotus muelleri frog in Japaratinga
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Déo (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Japaratinga-AL". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de Japaratinga (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Japaratinga". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Código Postal Japaratinga/AL - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ IBGE - "Cidades@". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2014.