Japaratinga

Japaratinga
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
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Location of Japaratinga in Alagoas
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Coordinates: 9°5′16″S 35°15′28″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Alagoas
Founded	23 July 1960[2]
Government
• Mayor	José Severino da Silva (MDB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	Jailton dos Santos (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
• Total	85.356 km^2 (32.956 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	9,219[1]
• Density	108.01/km^2 (279.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Japaratinguense (Brazilian Portuguese)[1]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	57950-000, 57953-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.570 – medium[1]
Website	japaratinga.al.gov.br

Japaratinga is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 8,403 (2020)[6] and its area is 86 km².[7]

Geography

Japaratinga is located along the coast, near the eastern-most point of the main South American continent.

Climate

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

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

Japaratinga has a number of Hotels and Pousadas (small hotels). Tourism is the most important economic activity in the city.

Gallery

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  Houses in Japaratinga
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  View of the Atlantic Ocean
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  Beach in Japaratinga
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  View of beach in Japaratinga
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  Beach in Japaratinga
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  Beach in Japaratinga
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  Beach in Japaratinga
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  Beach in Japaratinga
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  Sunset on a beach in Japaratinga
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  Mouth of the Manguaba River, the border between Japaratinga and Porto de Pedras
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  Atlantic ghost crab on a beach in Japaratinga
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  Boat on a beach in Japaratinga
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  Salgado Beach
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  Salgado Beach
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  Salgado Beach
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  Barreiras do Boqueirão Beach
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  View of the coast from Monte Tabor Lookout Tower
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  Beach in Japaratinga
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  Border between Japaratinga and Maragogi
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  Adult Dermatonotus muelleri frog in Japaratinga

See also

• List of municipalities in Alagoas

References

1. "Japaratinga". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
2. "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "Código Postal Japaratinga/AL - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
6. IBGE 2020
7. IBGE - "Cidades@". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

External links

• Japaratinga.tur.br