Messias, Alagoas

Messias
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
Etymology: Means in Brazilian Portuguese "Messiah", in tribute to Saint Joseph[1]
Location of Messias in Alagoas
Location of Messias in Alagoas
Messias is located in Brazil
Messias
Messias
Location within Brazil
Messias is located in South America
Messias
Messias
Location within South America
Coordinates: 9°23′30″S 35°50′31″W / 9.39167°S 35.84194°W / -9.39167; -35.84194
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Alagoas
Founded6 September 1962[1]
Government
 • MayorMarcos José Herculano da Silva (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3]
 • Vice MayorMarcos Valério dos Santos (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
 • Total
114.156 km2 (44.076 sq mi)
Elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
15,405[4]
 • Density134.95/km2 (349.5/sq mi)
DemonymMessiense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
57990-000[5]
HDI (2010)0.568 – medium[4]
Websitemessias.al.gov.br

Messias (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [miˈsiɐ(s)]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 18,031 (2020)[6] and its area is 113 km2 (44 sq mi).[7]

The municipality contains 1% of the 6,116 hectares (15,110 acres) Murici Ecological Station, created in 2001.[8]


The city was founded on September 6, 1962.

References

  1. 1 2 "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Marcos Silva (REPUBLICANOS) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Messias-AL". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Messias (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Messias". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "CEP Messias/AL - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ↑ IBGE 2020
  7. ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ ESEC de Murici (ESEC) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 6 November 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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