Murici

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Murici
Flag of Murici
Official seal of Murici
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Murici is located in Brazil
Murici
Murici
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 9°18′25″S 35°56′34″W / 9.30694°S 35.94278°W / -9.30694; -35.94278
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil
StateAlagoas
Government
 • PrefectOlavo Neto
Area
 • Total163.701 sq mi (423.983 km2)
Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total28,333
Time zoneUTC-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[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE - [1]
  3. ^ Jimenez, Gabriele (2013), "Parada no Tempo". Abril press, April 17th, 2013, pg. 88.
  4. ^ "Murici, a cidade onde a família Calheiros se reveza no poder". VEJA.com.
  5. ^ ESEC de Murici (ESEC) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-06