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Cajueiro

Coordinates: 9°23′48″S 36°9′13″W / 9.39667°S 36.15361°W / -9.39667; -36.15361
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Cajueiro
Entrance to Cajueiro
Entrance to Cajueiro
Flag of Cajueiro
Coat of arms of Cajueiro
Etymology: In English "cashew tree", due to the existence of one in the area where migrants would rest their animals[1]
Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas
Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas
Cajueiro is located in Brazil
Cajueiro
Cajueiro
Cajueiro is located in South America
Cajueiro
Cajueiro
Coordinates: 9°23′48″S 36°9′13″W / 9.39667°S 36.15361°W / -9.39667; -36.15361
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Alagoas
Founded22 May 1958[1]
Government
 • MayorLucila Regia Albuquerque Toledo (PODE) (2021-2024)[3][4]
 • Vice MayorAntonio Jorge de Melo Junior (PROS) (2021-2024)[3][4]
Area
 • Total
94.357 km2 (36.431 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
16,024[2]
 • Density169.82/km2 (439.8/sq mi)
DemonymCajueirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
57770-000[5]
HDI (2010)0.562 – medium[2]
Websitecajueiro.al.gov.br
The Access Road to Cajueiro (Alagoas) Municipal.

Cajueiro is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 21,331 (2020)[6] and its area is 124 km².[7] Its name comes from the Portuguese for the cashew tree — in the 19th century, a village began to form around such a tree, near the banks of the Paraíba river.

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  1. ^ a b "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Cajueiro". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Representantes". Prefeitura de Cajueiro. Prefeitura de Cajueiro. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Prefeita e vereadores de Cajueiro tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". globo.com. globo.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Código Postal Cajueiro/AL - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  6. ^ IBGE 2020
  7. ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)