Alagoas

State of Alagoas
State
Flag Coat of arms
Location of State of Alagoas in Brazil
Coordinates: 9°28′40″S 35°51′10″W
Country	Brazil
Capital and Largest City	Maceió
Government
• Governor	Teotônio Brandão Vilela Filho (PSDB)
• Vice Governor	José Thomaz Nonô
Area
• Total	27,767.661 km2 (10,721.154 sq mi)
Area rank	25th
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	3,120,922
• Rank	16th
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Density rank	4th
Demonym(s)	Alagoano
GDP
• Year	2006 estimate
• Total	R$ 15,753,000,000 (20th)
• Per capita	R$ 5,164 (25th)
HDI
• Year	2005
• Category	0.677 – high (27th)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
Postal Code	57000-000 to 57990-000
ISO 3166 code	BR-AL

Alagoas is a small coastal state in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Its capital city is Maceió, where tourism industry is one of the basis for the local economy. Other important cities in Alagoas are Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Penedo, Marechal Deodoro, and Maragogi. The state has a total of 101 cities.

Alagoas' coastline has several beaches with coconut trees. Many of the beaches have calm water, because they are sheltered by the Atlantic Ocean sand banks and coral reefs. The state was named after some lagoons along the ocean coast.

Other websites

• Government of the State of Alagoas (in Portuguese)