Linhares

Linhares
Municipality of Linhares
Flag of Linhares
Official seal of Linhares
Nickname(s): 
"Paraíso das águas" (Waters' Paradise)
"Princesa das águas" (Waters' Princess)
Location in Espírito Santo
Location in Espírito Santo
Coordinates: 19°23′22″S 40°04′04″W / 19.38944°S 40.06778°W / -19.38944; -40.06778
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Espírito Santo
FoundedAugust 22, 1800 (223 years)
Government
 • MayorGuerino Luiz Zanon (MDB)
Area
 • Total9,501.6 km2 (3,668.6 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total179,755
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.724 – high[3]
Websitelinhares.es.gov.br

Linhares is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 135 kilometres (84 mi) north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km2, and has a population of 176,688 people as of 2020.

The municipality is named in honor of Rodrigo de Souza Coutinho, Count of Linhares, who was a minister in the Brazilian government in the first two decades of the 19th century. The city took international knowledge, being the residence of Miss Gay Brazil 2013 and 2014.

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  2. ^ IBGE 2021
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)