Aracaju

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Município de Aracaju
"Aju", "Cidade das Araras e dos Cajus",
"Capital Nordestina da Qualidade de Vida"
Aracaju
Image montage
Image montage
Aracaju (Brazil)
Red pog.svg
Coordinates 10 ° 55 ′  S , 37 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 10 ° 55 ′  S , 37 ° 3 ′  W
Location of the municipality in the state of Sergipe
Location of the municipality in the state of Sergipe
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
flag
flag
Motto
“Pax et labor”
Peace and work
founding March 17, 1855
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Sergipe
ISO 3166-2 BR-SE
Região intermediária Aracaju (since 2017)
Região imediata Aracaju (since 2017)
Metropolitan area Aracaju
structure 1 multiple district
height 4 m
Waters Rio Sergipe , Atlantic
climate tropical, As
surface 181.9 km²
Residents 571,149 (2010)
density 3,140.6  Ew. / km²
estimate 657,013 (July 1, 2019)
Parish code IBGE : 2800308
Post Code 49000-000
Time zone UTC −3
Website www.aracaju.se (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect Edvaldo Nogueira (2017-2020)
Political party PCdoB
Culture
Patron saint Immaculate Received
economy
GDP 16,498,482 thousand R $
25,718  R $ per person 
(2016)
HDI 0.770 (2010)

Aracaju , officially Portuguese Município de Aracaju , is the capital of the Brazilian state of Sergipe . It is located at the mouth of the Rio Sergipe in the Atlantic Ocean , about 350 kilometers north of Salvador da Bahia . In 2010 it had around 571,000 inhabitants, the population was estimated at 657,013 in 2019. It makes up about a quarter of the state's population.

The name of the city is composed of “ Ara ” (a species of parrot) and “ Cajú ” (a fruit).

history

The city was founded in 1855 at the time of the Brazilian Empire and planned to move the capital of the then Sergipe province from São Cristóvão to a new city with better development conditions.

In 1910 Aracaju became the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju .

politics

City Prefect (Mayor) of Aracaju for the 2017-2020 electoral period is Edvaldo Nogueira of the Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB), who has held this office since 2006 , interrupted by João Alves Filho .

City structure

Aracaju consists of a single district of the same name, which is divided into 39 Bairros (named districts):

frame # Bairro # Bairro # Bairro
1 Centro 14th Novo Paraíso 27 Ponto Novo
2 Getúlio Vargas 15th America 28 Luzia
3 Cirurgia 16 Siqueira Campos 29 Grageru
4th Pereira Lobo 17th Soledade 30th Jardins
5 Suíssa 18th Lamarão 31 Inácio Barbosa
6th Salgado Filho 19th Cidade Nova 32 Sao Conrado
7th 13 de Julho 20th Japãozinho 33 Farolândia
8th Dezoito do Forte 21st Porto Dantas 34 Coroa do Meio
9 Palestine 22nd Bugio 35 Aeroporto
10 Santo Antônio 23 Jardim Centenario 36 Atalaia
11 Industrial 24 Olaria 37 Santa Maria
12 Santos Dumont 25th Capucho 38 Zona de Expansão
13 José Conrado de Araújo 26th Jabotiana 39 São José
Source: Mapa Municipal Oficial

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Aracaju
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29.5 29.9 29.9 29.4 28.3 27.4 26.7 26.6 27.4 28.3 28.9 29.3 O 28.5
Min. Temperature (° C) 23.3 23.5 23.6 23.2 22.3 21.5 20.7 20.6 21.5 22.2 22.6 22.9 O 22.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 43 46 107 162 263 177 161 104 54 50 49 38 Σ 1,254
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.2 8.1 7.2 7.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.5 7.1 7.8 8.2 8.6 O 7.2
Rainy days ( d ) 6th 7th 13 17th 19th 16 17th 12 10 4th 4th 3 Σ 128
Humidity ( % ) 78 77 78 80 78 77 78 78 78 79 79 79 O 78.3
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29.5
23.3
29.9
23.5
29.9
23.6
29.4
23.2
28.3
22.3
27.4
21.5
26.7
20.7
26.6
20.6
27.4
21.5
28.3
22.2
28.9
22.6
29.3
22.9
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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46
107
162
263
177
161
104
54
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49
38
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Aracaju  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Aracaju  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IBGE : Aracaju - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved August 29, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. ↑ G1 SE: Eleições 2016 em Sergipe: Edvaldo Nogueira, do PCdoB, é eleito prefeito de Aracaju. In: globo.com. October 30, 2016, accessed August 22, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. ^ Aracaju: Mapa Municipal Oficial. Prefeitura Municipal de Aracaju, archived from the original on November 24, 2011 ; accessed on January 21, 2019 .