Murici | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
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  Murici Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 9°18′25″S 35°56′34″W / 9.30694°S 35.94278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Alagoas |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Olavo Neto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.701 sq mi (423.983 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
| • 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.[2] According to the Veja magazine,[3] 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.[4]
The municipality contains 61% of the 6,116 hectares (15,110 acres) Murici Ecological Station, created in 2001.[5]
References
- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ IBGE -
- ↑ 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
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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