Pilar | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Pilar |
Map Alt: | Location of Pilar in Alagoas |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil#South America |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -9.5972°N -35.9567°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 16 March 1872[1] |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Renato Rezende Rocha Filho (PSC) (2021-2024)[2] [3] |
Leader Title2: | Vice Mayor |
Leader Name2: | Ivanilda Rodrigues de Melo (PSDB) (2021-2024) |
Area Total Km2: | 259.614 |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 35370[4] |
Population Density Km2: | 136.24 |
Population Demonym: | Pilarense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
Timezone: | Brasília Time |
Utc Offset: | -03:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 57150-000[5] |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.610 – medium |
Website: | pilar.al.gov.br |
Pilar is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 35,212 (2020)[6] and its area is 249 km².[7] On March 28, 1876, Pilar carried out the last official execution of Brazil when it hanged the slave Francisco.[8] [9]