Gararu

Gararu
Município de Gararu
Municipality

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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 / -9.96778; -37.08278Coordinates: 09°58′04″S 37°04′58″W / 9.96778°S 37.08278°W / -9.96778; -37.08278
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 (2016)
  Total 11,730
  Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Gararuense
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
Website gararu.se.gov.br

Gararu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 11,730 (2016), covers 654.4 km2 (252.7 sq mi), and has a population density of 18 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1]

The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[2]

References

  1. "Gararu" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  2. Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01


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