São Miguel dos Milagres | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil |
Image Alt: | Aerial view of the hotel area of Porto da Rua in São Miguel dos Milagres |
Etymology: | In English "Saint Michael of Miracles", named after Saint Michael the Archangel whose statue was found by a fisherman on a beach which had purported healing powers |
Flag Alt: | Flag of São Miguel dos Milagres |
Map Alt: | Location of São Miguel dos Milagres in Alagoas |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil#South America |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -9.2658°N -35.3728°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 7 June 1960[1] |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Jadson Lessa dos Santos (PTB) (2021-2024)[2] [3] |
Leader Title2: | Vice Mayor |
Leader Name2: | Jario Antônio dos Santos (PTB) (2021-2024) |
Area Total Km2: | 76.731 |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 8482[4] |
Population Density Km2: | 110.54 |
Population Demonym: | Milagrense or Miguelense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
Timezone: | Brasília Time |
Utc Offset: | -03:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 57940-000[5] |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.591 – medium |
Website: | saomigueldosmilagres.al.gov.br |
São Miguel dos Milagres is a municipality located in the northern coast of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 8,013 (2020)[6] and its area is 65 km².[7]