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União dos Palmares
Alagoas, Brazil · South America
About União dos Palmares
União dos Palmares sits on the route: 20 minutes from Branquinha.
União dos Palmares is in Alagoas, Brazil, with about 61,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Branquinha, about 9 km away.
União dos Palmares (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [uniˈɐ̃w ˈduɦ pawˈmɐɾi(s)]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 65,790 (2020) and its area is 428 km2 (165 sq mi). Surrounding agricultural land is largely dedicated to sugar cane and cattle. At one time,Read more
when the city was an active rail stop with regular passenger service, it was named simply União due to its rail junction joining Alagoas and Pernambuco. The name was changed in 1944 to reflect its historic significance. The city is increasingly seeing domestic and foreign tourist drawn by historical and natural features that are now protected in Parque Nacional Serra da Barriga and Parque Memorial Quilombo dos Palmares.
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União dos Palmares is in Alagoas, Brazil, about 9 km from Branquinha.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 60,874
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Alagoas
- Timezone
- America/Maceio
- Coordinates
- -9.1628, -36.0319
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