Atílio Vivacqua

Atílio Vivacqua
Municipality
Atílio Vivacqua

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 20°54′50″S 41°11′52″W / 20.91389°S 41.19778°W / -20.91389; -41.19778Coordinates: 20°54′50″S 41°11′52″W / 20.91389°S 41.19778°W / -20.91389; -41.19778
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State Espírito Santo
Area
  Total 223 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 11,181
  Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Atílio Vivacqua[lower-alpha 1] is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 11,181 (2015) and its area is 223 km².[1]

The municipality contains part of the 10,459 hectares (25,840 acres) Serra das Torres Natural Monument, created in 2010 to protect the mountain peaks in the area.[2]

History

Until 10 April 1964, Atílio Vivacqua was a district of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim called Marapé.[3] The municipality is named for Senator Atílio Vivácqua (1894–1961).[4]

Notes

  1. Due to orthographic changes and Portuguese naming conventions, the first 'a' in Vivacqua sometimes has an acute accent (´).

References

  1. IBGE -
  2. Hartung Gomes, Paulo Cesar (11 June 2010), Lei Nº 9.463 (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-10-27
  3. "IBGE | Cidades | Espírito Santo | Atilio Vivacqua | Histórico". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. "História". Município de Atílio Vivacqua (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 May 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.