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Murici | |
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Municipality | |
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MuriciLocation in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 9°18′25″S 35°56′34″W / 9.30694°S 35.94278°W / -9.30694; -35.94278 | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Alagoas |
Government | |
• Prefect | Olavo Neto |
Area | |
• Total | 163.701 sq mi (423.983 km) |
Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 28,333 |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Murici is a municipality located in the east of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 28,333 (2020) and its area is 424 km². According to the Veja magazine, despite receiving generous public transfers, the city still lags behind most municipalities in Brazil in human development. 30.6% of its inhabitants are illiterate and 65% rely on Federal funds to survive, which contribute for an HDI of just 0.58, slightly below Iraq's HDI of 0.59.
The municipality contains 61% of the 6,116 hectares (15,110 acres) Murici Ecological Station, created in 2001.
References
- IBGE 2020
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- Jimenez, Gabriele (2013), "Parada no Tempo". Abril press, April 17th, 2013, pg. 88.
- "Murici, a cidade onde a família Calheiros se reveza no poder". VEJA.com.
- ESEC de Murici (ESEC) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-06
Municipalities of Alagoas | ||
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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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