Gararu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 11,601 (2020), covers 654.4 km2 (252.7 sq mi), and has a population density of 18 inhabitants per square kilometer.[2]
Gararu
Município de Gararu | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Gararu in Sergipe | |
  Gararu Location of Gararu in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 09°58′04″S 37°04′58″W / 9.96778°S 37.08278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Sergipe |
| Founded | March 15, 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toinho de Rolemberg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 654.4 km2 (252.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 11,601 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gararuense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | gararu |
The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[3]
References edit
- ^ "IBGE 2020". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Gararu" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01
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