Japaratinga
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09°05′16″S 35°15′28″W / 9.08778°S 35.25778°W Japaratinga is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 8,403 (2020)[1] and its area is 86 km².[2]
Geography
[edit]Japaratinga is located along the coast, near the eastern-most point of the main South American continent.
Climate
[edit]Japaratinga has a tropical forest, characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm (about 78 inches or 2 meters) and 1,700 mm (about 67 inches). The soil can be poor due to high rainfall leaching out soluble nutrients.
Demographics
[edit]As of the census of 2005, there were around 6,727 people living in Japaratinga. According to the census, the racial makeup of the city was majority White and Multiracial; minority Black or African American. People of Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French, American and English descent form the largest ethnic groups in the city.
Economy
[edit]Japaratinga has a number of Hotels and Pousadas (small hotels). Tourism is the most important economic activity in the city.
References
[edit]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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