Delmiro Gouveia

Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality located in the westernmost point of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 47,991 (2008) and its area is 609 km².[3]

Delmiro Gouveia
Municipality
The Municipality of Delmiro Gouveia
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Nickname(s): 

Del 1000
(in Portuguese pronounced
Del mil [Del thousand])
Location of Delmiro Gouveia in the State of Alagoas
Delmiro Gouveia
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 09°23′09″S 37°59′45″W
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Alagoas
Founded1952
Government
 • MayorLuiz Carlos Costa(Lula Cabeleira)
Area
 • Total609.7 km2 (235.4 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total47,991
 • Density67.4/km2 (175/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC-3
HDI (2000)0.645 – medium[2]
Websitewww.delmirogouveia.al.gov.br

The municipality holds part of the 26,736 hectares (66,070 acres) Rio São Francisco Natural Monument, which protects the spectacular canyons of the São Francisco River between the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex and the Xingó Dam.[4]

References
  1. IBGE 2008 statistics
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Unidade de Conservação: Monumento Natural do Rio São Francisco (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-21


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