Sao Cristóvão (Sergipe)
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Praça São Francisco in São Cristóvão
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| Coordinates | 11 ° 1 ′ S , 37 ° 12 ′ W | ||
 Location of the municipality in the state of Sergipe
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| founding | 1st January 1590 (430 years old) | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Sergipe | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-SE | ||
| Região intermediária | Aracaju (since 2017) | ||
| Região imediata | Aracaju (since 2017) | ||
| Metropolitan area | Aracaju | ||
| height | 47 m | ||
| climate | tropical | ||
| surface | 438 km² | ||
| Residents | 78,864 (2010) | ||
| density | 180 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 90,072 (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 2806701 | ||
| Post Code | 49100-000 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | saocristovao.se (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Marcos Antonio de Azevedo Santana (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | MDB | ||
| economy | |||
| GDP | 896,376 thousand R $ 10,172 R $ per person (2016) |
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| HDI | 0.662 (2010) | ||
São Cristóvão , officially Município de São Cristóvão , is a city in northeastern Brazil. It is located in the state of Sergipe , had 78,864 inhabitants at the 2010 census and has an area of around 438 km². The population was estimated as of July 1, 2019 at 90,072 inhabitants, who are called São Cristovensians ( são-cristovenses ). It is located about 26 km southwest of Aracaju , the capital of the state. It has been part of the Aracaju metropolitan area since 1995 .
history
The city was founded in 1590, making it the fourth oldest city in Brazil. It was the capital of Sergipe Province until 1855 , before the new capital Aracaju was founded.
The Praça São Francisco (German Sankt-Franziskus-Platz ) in the middle of the city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010 .
Web links
- Website of the city prefecture, Prefeitura Municipal. (Brazilian Portuguese).
- City Council website, Câmara Municipal. (Brazilian Portuguese).
- IBGE : São Cristóvão. (ongoing statistical information).
- Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano do Brasil: São Cristóvão (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d São Cristóvão - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed September 9, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Marcos 15 (Prefeito). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2016, accessed September 9, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão. In: unesco.org. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Praça em São Cristóvão, no Sergipe, agora é Patrimônio da Humanidade. In: com.br. UOL, August 1, 2010, accessed June 12, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Heritage: Historic City of Ouro Preto (1980) | Historic Center of Olinda (1982) | Jesuit Missions of the Guaraní (1983) | Historic Center of Salvador da Bahia (1985) | Shrine of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos (1985) | Brasília (1987) | Serra da Capivara National Park (1991) | Historic Center of São Luís (1997) | Historic Center of the City of Diamantina (1999) | Historic center of the city of Goiás Velho (2001) | São Francisco Square in São Cristóvão (2010) | Rio de Janeiro : Carioca landscapes between mountains and sea (2012) | Ensemble of Modernism in Pampulha (2016) | Valongo-Kai Archaeological Site (2017)
Natural heritage: Iguaçu National Park (with the Iguazú waterfalls ) (1986) | Atlantic Forest Protected Areas on the Coast of Discovery (1999) | Southeast Atlantic Forest Reserves (1999) | Central Amazon protected area (2000) with Jaú National Park (2003) | Pantanal Protected Area (2000) | Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Rocas Atoll Reserves (2001) | Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2001)
Cultural / Natural Heritage: Paraty and Ilha Grande - Culture and Biodiversity (2019)