Delmiro Gouveia | |
Official Name: | The Municipality of Delmiro Gouveia |
Nickname: | Del 1000 (in Portuguese pronounced Del mil [Del thousand]) |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -9.3858°N -37.9958°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Alagoas |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1952 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Luiz Carlos Costa(Lula Cabeleira) |
Area Total Km2: | 609.7 |
Elevation M: | 256 |
Population Total: | 52262 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 67.4 |
Population Note: | [1] |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.645 – [2] |
Delmiro Gouveia is a municipality located in the westernmost point of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 52,262 (2020)[3] and its area is 609 km2.[4]
The municipality holds part of the Rio São Francisco Natural Monument, which protects the spectacular canyons of the São Francisco River between the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex and the Xingó Dam.