Girau do Ponciano

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Municipality in Alagoas, Brazil

Place in Northeast, Brazil

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Etymology: In English "Ponciano's Girau", Ponciano being one of the first settlers who built a girau (wooden platform) used for hunting

Location of Girau do Ponciano in Alagoas

09°53′02″S 36°49′44″W / 9.88389°S 36.82889°W / -9.88389; -36.82889Country

BrazilRegionNortheastState

AlagoasFounded15 July 1958^[2]Government

• MayorDavid Ramos de Barros (MDB)^[3] • Vice MayorGilberto Bezerra Barros (MDB)^[3]Area

• Total513.454 km² (198.246 sq mi)Elevation

244 m (801 ft)Population

(2022)

• Total36,102^[1] • Density70.31/km² (182.1/sq mi)DemonymGirauense (Brazilian Portuguese)^[1]Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)Postal Code

57360-000^[4]

HDI (2010)0.536 – low^[1]Websitegiraudoponciano.al.gov.br

Girau do Ponciano is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 41,237 (2020)^[5] and its area is 502 km².^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Girau do Ponciano". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "A cidade". Prefeitura Municipal de Girau do Ponciano. Prefeitura Municipal de Girau do Ponciano. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Prefeito e vereadores de Girau do Ponciano tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". globo.com. globo.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "CEP Girau do Ponciano/AL - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ IBGE 2020
^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)