Official Name: | Murici |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alagoas |
Leader Title: | Prefect |
Leader Name: | Olavo Neto |
Established Date: | 1892 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 423.983 |
Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
Population Total: | 28,333 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | UTC-3 |
Coordinates: | -9.3069°N -35.9428°W |
Elevation M: | 82 |
Murici is a municipality located in the east of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 28,333 (2020) and its area is 424 km².[2] According to the Veja magazine,[3] despite receiving generous public transfers, the city still lags behind most municipalities in Brazil in human development. 30.6% of its inhabitants are illiterate and 65% rely on Federal funds to survive, which contribute for an HDI of just 0.58, slightly below Iraq's HDI of 0.59.[4]
The municipality contains 61% of the Murici Ecological Station, created in 2001.