Lagarto, Sergipe
Lagarto is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population is greater than 103,576 inhabitants (2018 est.) and its area is 969 km².[2]
Lagarto | |
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City | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Tenderness city | |
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  Lagarto Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10°55′01″S 37°39′00″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Sergipe |
| Mesoregion | Agreste Sergipano |
| Microregion | Agreste de Lagarto |
| Settled | 1689 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Valmir Monteiro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 374 sq mi (969 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2018 est.)[2] | |
| • Total | 103,576 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC- |
| HDI (2010)[3] | 0.625 |
| Website | Official Website |
Football player Diego Costa was born and raised in Lagarto. The city has one football team called Lagarto Futebol Clube who were founded in 2009 and currently play in the Campeonato Sergipano.
References
- "Área territorial oficial" [Official territorial area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
2018 Estimates of Population
- "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
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