Riachuelo, Sergipe

Riachuelo
Município de Riachuelo
Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2023
Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2023
Flag of Riachuelo
Official seal of Riachuelo
Location of Riachuelo in Sergipe
Location of Riachuelo in Sergipe
Riachuelo is located in Brazil
Riachuelo
Riachuelo
Location of Riachuelo in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°43′40″S 37°11′13″W / 10.72778°S 37.18694°W / -10.72778; -37.18694
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Sergipe
Founded1874
Government
 • MayorPeterson Dantas Araujo
Area
 • Total
78.31 km2 (30.24 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total
10,284
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
DemonymRiachuelense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websiteriachuelo.se.gov.br

Riachuelo (English: Stream link) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 10,284 (2020) and covers 78.31 km2 (30.24 sq mi). Riachuelo has a population density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometer. Riachuelo is located 23 km (14 mi) from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju.[2] Riachuelo borders the municipalities of Laranjeiras, Divina Pastora, Santa Rosa de Lima, and Areia Branca, all within the state of Sergipe. The municipality is site of the Nossa Senhora da Penha Sugar Plantation and the Chapel of the Nossa Senhora da Penha Sugar Plantation. The chapel was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1943, but has fallen into an advanced state of neglect and decay and is considered abandoned.[3]

The municipality also sits on top of the Riachuelo Formation, a geological formation named after the city.[4]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
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