Mamanguape

Mamanguape
Coordinates: 6 ° 50 ′  S , 35 ° 8 ′  W Mamanguape​ Mamanguape on the map of Paraíba
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Paraíba
City foundation	October 25, 1855
Residents	42,303  (IBGE / 2010)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	340.482 km²
height	35  m
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Maria Eunice do Nascimento Pessoa ( PSB ) (2017-2020)
Igreja Matriz São Pedro e São Paulo, main church in Mamanguape, built by Jesuits around 1630

Mamanguape , officially Portuguese Município de Mamanguape , is a Brazilian city ​​and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the northeast of the country. In 2019, about 44,882 people lived in Mamanguape.

Districts

The city is divided into the districts Centro, Alto do Cemitério, Areal, Bela Vista, Campo, Gurguri, Planalto, Sertãozinho and Vale Verde.

Infrastructure

• Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)
• Centro Cultural Fenix

Eminent citizens

• José Germano de Aguiar,
• Paulo Marinho de Aguiar ,
• Manuel Pessoa de Brito,
• Marcos Barboza,
• Carlos Dias Fernandes ,
• José Fernandes de Lima ,
• João Pereira de Castro Pinto ,
• Coronel José Castôr do Rêgo,
• Flávio Clementino da Silva Freire

See also

• List of municipalities in Paraíba

Web links

Commons : Mamanguape  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
• Community information and map (PDF, Brazilian Portuguese)
• IBGE : Cidades @ Paraíba: Mamanguape. Retrieved August 28, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).