Piaçabuçu is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil () are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Repu ...
of
Alagoas
Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is ...
. It is the southernmost municipality in Alagoas, and lies near both
São Francisco River
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and the
Atlantic Ocean
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. Its population was 17,848 (2020) and its area is 240 km
2.
- Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE
References
Populated places established in 1832
Populated coastal places in Alagoas
Municipalities in Alagoas
1832 establishments in Brazil
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