Alagoas
state in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Alagoas is a small coastal state in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Its capital city is Maceió, where tourism industry is one of the basis for the local economy. Other important cities in Alagoas are Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Penedo, Marechal Deodoro, and Maragogi. The state has a total of 101 cities.
State of Alagoas | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Alagoas in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 9°28′40″S 35°51′10″W / 9.47778°S 35.85278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | Maceió |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Teotônio Brandão Vilela Filho (PSDB) |
| • Vice Governor | José Thomaz Nonô |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,767.661 km2 (10,721.154 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25th |
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,120,922 |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Demonym | Alagoano |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 15,753,000,000 (20th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 5,164 (25th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.677 – high (27th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 57000-000 to 57990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-AL |
Alagoas' coastline has several beaches with coconut trees. Many of the beaches have calm water, because they are sheltered by the Atlantic Ocean sand banks and coral reefs. The state was named after some lagoons along the ocean coast.
References
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change- Government of the State of Alagoas Archived 2009-01-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
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