Lagarto, Sergipe
Lagarto | |
|---|---|
City | |
Partial view of Lagarto. | |
| Nickname: Tenderness city | |
Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10°55′01″S 37°39′00″W / 10.91694°S 37.65000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Sergipe |
| Mesoregion | Agreste Sergipano |
| Microregion | Agreste de Lagarto |
| Settled | 1689 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sérgio Reis |
| Area | |
• Total | 374 sq mi (969 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 105,221 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.625 |
| Website | Official Website |
Lagarto (Portuguese pronunciation: [laˈgaʁtu]) is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Sergipe , in the Northeast region of the country. It is located in the Center-South region of the State and is one of the largest cities in the interior, with an estimated population, in 2021, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), of 106,015 inhabitants. The third most populous municipality in Sergipe, the city is located 75 km from the capital, Aracaju.
Its geographical location includes 500,000 inhabitants within a circular radius of 50 km, making it a multi-regional hub.