Palmeira dos Índios
| Palmeira dos Índios | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
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 Location of Palmeira dos Índios in the State of Alagoas | |||
  Palmeira dos Índios Location in Brazil | |||
| Coordinates: 9°24′25″S 36°37′40″W / 9.40694°S 36.62778°WCoordinates: 9°24′25″S 36°37′40″W / 9.40694°S 36.62778°W | |||
| Country |
 Brazil | ||
| State | Alagoas | ||
| Mesoregion | Agreste Alagoano | ||
| Microregion | Palmeira dos Índios | ||
| Founded | 1835 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | James Ribeiro | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 460.610 km2 (177.843 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) | ||
| Population (2010.[1]) | |||
| • Total | 70,434 | ||
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Palmeirenses | ||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Palmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. As of 2010, it has a population of around 70,000.
The city is situated on Alagoas backwood region. The Brazilian writer, Graciliano Ramos, was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios.
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Media related to Palmeira dos Índios at Wikimedia Commons
Capital: Maceió | ||
| Arapiraca |  | |
| Palmeira dos Índios | ||
| Traipu | ||
| Litoral Norte Alagoano | ||
| Maceió | ||
| Mata Alagoana | ||
| Penedo | ||
| São Miguel dos Campos | ||
| Serrana dos Quilombos | ||
| Alagoana do Sertão do São Francisco | ||
| Batalha | ||
| Santana do Ipanema | ||
| Serrana do Sertão Alagoano | ||
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