Cajueiro
Cajueiro | |
|---|---|
Entrance to Cajueiro | |
| Etymology: In English "cashew tree", due to the existence of one in the area where migrants would rest their animals | |
Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas | |
| Coordinates: 9°23′48″S 36°9′13″W / 9.39667°S 36.15361°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Alagoas |
| Founded | 22 May 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucila Régia Albuquerque Toledo (MDB) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Antonio Jorge de Melo Junior (MDB) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.357 km2 (36.431 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 16,024 |
| • Density | 169.82/km2 (439.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cajueirense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 57770-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.562 – medium |
| Website | cajueiro.al.gov.br |
Cajueiro is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 21,331 (2020) and its area is 124 km². Its name comes from the Portuguese for the cashew tree — in the 19th century, a village began to form around such a tree, near the banks of the Paraíba river.