Dois Riachos

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Município de Dois Riachos
"Cidade do Gado", "Terra da jogadora Marta", "Princesa das vaquejadas"
Dois Riachos
Dois Riachos (Brazil)
Dois Riachos
Dois Riachos
Coordinates 9 ° 24 ′  S , 37 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 9 ° 24 ′  S , 37 ° 6 ′  W
Location of the municipality of Dois Riachos in the state of Alagoas
Location of the municipality of Dois Riachos in the state of Alagoas
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
flag
flag
Motto
"A vontade do povo continua!"
founding June 7, 1960
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Alagoas
Mesoregion Sertão Alagoano (1989-2017)
Microregion Santana do Ipanema (1989-2017)
surface 139.9 km²
Residents 10,880 (2010)
density 77.8  Ew. / km²
estimate 11,075 Ew. (July 1, 2019)
Parish code IBGE : 2702504
Time zone UTC −3
Website www.doisriachos.al.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect Ramon Camilo Silva (2017-2020)
Political party (PRP)

Dois Riachos , officially Município de Dois Riachos , is a small town in the Brazilian state of Alagoas . It is located in the northwest of the state and approx. 245 km east of the capital Maceió . In the north it borders on the state of Pernambuco .

According to the 2010 census, the community has 10,880 inhabitants, who are called Riachenser. It is 66th in Alagoas in terms of population and is nicknamed "Cidade do Gado", "Terra da jogadora Marta", "Princesa das vaquejadas" (the little princess of cattle driving ). According to the IBGE's estimate of July 1, 2019, the number of inhabitants was calculated to increase slowly to 11,075. The area of ​​the municipality is around 140 km²; the population density is 77.8 people per km².

City administration

After the local elections in 2016, Ramon Camilo Silva of the Partido Republicano Progressista (PRP ) is the city prefect (executive) for the term 2017 to 2020 , the legislature lies with the Câmara Municipal, the municipal chamber (city council).

The city is divided into seven bairros : Alto do Cruzeiro, Alto da Fé 1, Alto da Fé 2, Alto da Conceição, Centro, Nova Brasília and Pastor Ozório Brás.

Together with nine other municipalities it forms the Santana do Ipanema microregion , which in turn forms the Sertão Alagoano mesoregion with three microregions , one of the three statistical-geographical mesoregions in Alagoas.

traffic

The nearest airports are Aeroporto de Paulo Afonso (126.2 km), Aeroporto Internacional Zumbi dos Palmares (144.4 km) and Aeroporto de Caruaru 1.

The town is connected to the BR-316 federal road, which runs diagonally from Maceió to Belem in the state of Pará .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Dois Riachos  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

  1. a b c IBGE : Cidades @: Dois Riachos - Panorama. Retrieved August 31, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. Política 2017 - Candidatos a Prefeito em 2016 , election result for Ramon Camilo Silva. Retrieved May 19, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).