Sergipe

Sergipe
Coat of arms of Sergipe
Motto(s): 
Sub Lege Libertas (Latin)
("Liberty under the law")
Anthem: Hino de Sergipe [pt]
Location of State of Sergipe in Brazil
Location of State of Sergipe in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°34′S 37°22′W / 10.56°S 37.36°W / -10.56; -37.36
Country Brazil
FoundedJuly 8, 1820
Capital and largest cityAracaju
Government
 • GovernorFábio Mitidieri (PSD)
 • Vice GovernorZezinho Sobral (PDT)
 • SenatorsAlessandro Vieira (MDB)
Laercio Oliveira (PP)
Rogério Carvalho (PT)
Area
 • Total
21,910.4 km2 (8,459.7 sq mi)
 • Rank26th
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
2,210,004
 • Rank22nd
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
  • Rank5th
DemonymSergipano
GDP
 • TotalR$ 51.861 billion
(US$ 9.620 billion)
HDI
 • Year2021
 • Category0.702[3]high (17th)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
Postal Code
49000-000 to 49990-000
ISO 3166 codeBR-SE
License Plate Letter SequenceHZB to IAP, NVG to NVN, OEJ to OES, OZB, QKN to QKZ, QMA to QMP, RQW to RRH
Websitese.gov.br

Sergipe (Brazilian Portuguese: [sɛʁˈʒipi] ), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at 21,910 square kilometres (8,460 sq mi), larger only than the Federal District. Sergipe borders Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north. Aracaju is the capital and the largest city in the state; the state is divided into 75 municipalities. The state has 1.1% of the Brazilian population and produces only 0.6% of the Brazilian GDP.[4]

  1. ^ "2022 Census Overview" (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ "PIB por Unidade da Federação, 2021". ibge.gov.br.
  3. ^ "Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Pnud Brasil, Ipea e FJP, 2022". www.atlasbrasil.org.br. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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