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For the tree and its fruit, see Byrsonima crassifolia. Municipality in Alagoas, Brazil
Murici
Municipality
Flag of MuriciFlagOfficial seal of MuriciSeal
Murici is located in BrazilMuriciMuriciLocation in Brazil
Coordinates: 9°18′25″S 35°56′34″W / 9.30694°S 35.94278°W / -9.30694; -35.94278
Country Brazil
StateAlagoas
Government
 • PrefectOlavo Neto
Area
 • Total163.701 sq mi (423.983 km)
Elevation269 ft (82 m)
Population
 • Total28,333
Time zoneUTC-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

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE -
  3. Jimenez, Gabriele (2013), "Parada no Tempo". Abril press, April 17th, 2013, pg. 88.
  4. "Murici, a cidade onde a família Calheiros se reveza no poder". VEJA.com.
  5. ESEC de Murici (ESEC) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-06
Municipalities of Alagoas
Capital: Maceió
Arapiraca Municipalities of Alagoas
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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