Junqueiro

Junqueiro
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
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Etymology: Referring to the abundant presence of reeds (Portuguese: junco) on the banks of the lake[1]
Location of Junqueiro in Alagoas
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Coordinates: 9°55′30″S 36°28′33″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Alagoas
Founded	9 July 1947[1]
Government
• Mayor	Cicero Leandro Pereira da Silva (MDB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	Jader Tiago da Silva (PDT) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
• Total	247.724 km^2 (95.647 sq mi)
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	23,907[2]
• Density	96.51/km^2 (250.0/sq mi)
Demonym	Junqueirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	57270-000, 57271-000, 57272-000, 57274-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.575 – medium[2]
Website	junqueiro.al.gov.br

Junqueiro is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 24,722 (2020)[6] and its area is 254.07 km².[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 19 December 2024.
2. "Junqueiro". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. "Eleições 2024: Leandro Silva (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Junqueiro-AL". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
4. "Prefeito de Junqueiro (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
5. "Código Postal Junqueiro/AL - Brasil". Código Postal (in Spanish). Código Postal. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
6. IBGE 2020
7. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2014.