Boca da Mata

Boca da Mata
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
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Etymology: In English "Mouth of the Forest", due to the first residences of the municipality being built at the entrance to a forest[1]
Location of Boca da Mata in Alagoas
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Coordinates: 9°38′35″S 36°13′5″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Alagoas
Founded	11 November 1958[1]
Government
• Mayor	Bruno Feijó Teixeira (PP) (2025-2028)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	Sergio Maciel da Costa (UNIÃO) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
• Total	193.002 km^2 (74.518 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	21,187[2]
• Density	109.78/km^2 (284.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Matense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	57680-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.604 – medium[2]
Website	bocadamata.al.gov.br

Boca da Mata is a municipality located in the center of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 27,356 (2020)[6] and its area is 187 km^2.[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in Alagoas

References

1. "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
2. "Boca da Mata". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
3. "Eleições 2024: Bruno Feijó (PP) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Boca Da Mata-AL". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
4. "Prefeito de Boca da Mata (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
5. "Código Postal Boca da Mata/AL - Brasil". Código Postal (in Spanish). Código Postal. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
6. IBGE 2020
7. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.