Arapiraca is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
located in the center of the
Brazilian state of
Alagoas
Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...
, some from the state capital,
Maceió. It was founded in 1924. , it has a population of 214.006,
[ IBGE – ] but IBGE estimated 233,047 inhabitants for 2020.
Arapiraca is the second largest city in Alagoas, and is known mostly for its production of
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ch ...
, hence its nickname of "The Brazilian Tobacco Capital".
Neighboring municipalities
Clockwise from the north:
* north:
Igaci
* north-north-east:
Craíbas
* north-east:
Coité do Nóia
* east:
Limoeiro de Anadia
* south-east:
Junqueiro
* south-south-east:
São Sebastião
* south:
Feira Grande
* south-west:
Lagoa da Canoa
Lagoa da Canoa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 17,771 (2020) and its area is 103 km².IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatí ...
Sports
Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense, better known as ASA, is the city's
football club. The club plays its home matches at the
Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca.
References
Municipalities in Alagoas
Populated places established in 1924
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