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State of Alagoas

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Location of State of Alagoas in Brazil

Country

Brazil

Capital and Largest City

Maceió

Area

• Total

27,767.661 km² (10,721.154 sq mi)

Area rank

25th

Population

(2010 census)

• Total

3,120,922

• Rank

16th

• Density

112.394126/km² (291.09945/sq mi)

• Density rank

4th

Demonym(s)

Alagoano

GDP

• Year

2006 estimate

• Total

R$ 15,753,000,000 (20th)

• Per capita

R$ 5,164 (25th)

HDI

• Year

2005

• Category

0.677 – high (27th)

Time zone

UTC-3 (BRT)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-2 (BRST)

Postal Code

57000-000 to 57990-000

ISO 3166 code

BR-AL

Alagoas is a small coastal state in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Its capital city is Maceió, where tourism industry is one of the basis for the local economy. Other important cities in Alagoas are Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Penedo, Marechal Deodoro, and Maragogi. The state has a total of 101 cities.

Alagoas' coastline has several beaches with coconut trees. Many of the beaches have calm water, because they are sheltered by the Atlantic Ocean sand banks and coral reefs. The state was named after some lagoons along the ocean coast.

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