Tomar do Geru
Município de Tomar do Geru
Flag of Tomar do Geru
Official seal of Tomar do Geru
Tomar do Geru is located in Brazil
Tomar do Geru
Tomar do Geru
Location of Tomar do Geru in Brazil
Coordinates: 11°22′22″S 37°50′27″W / 11.37278°S 37.84083°W / -11.37278; -37.84083
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Sergipe
FoundedNovember 25, 1953
Government
  MayorAugusto Soares Diniz
Area
  Total305 km2 (118 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total13,535
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymGeruense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitetomardogeru.se.io.org.br

Tomar do Geru is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 13,535 (2020) and it covers 305 km2 (118 sq mi). Tomar do Geru has a population density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located 131 km (81 mi) from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju. [2] The Church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro was built by the Society of Jesus in 1688. It was listed as a historic structure by the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943.[3]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Tomar do Geru" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. Dos Santos, Maria Socorro Soares (2011). A igreja Nossa Senhora do Socorro: uma escola à parte (PDF). Anais do 5º Seminário Internacional de Memória e Patrimônio (in Portuguese). Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul: Programa de Pós-graduação em Memória Social e Patrimônio Cultural, Universidade Federal de Pelotas.
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