Itaporanga d'Ajuda

Municipality in Northeast Region, Brazil

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Location of Itaporanga d'Ajuda in the State of Sergipe

10°59′52″S 37°18′39″W / 10.99778°S 37.31083°W / -10.99778; -37.31083CountryBrazilRegionNortheast RegionState

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• Total757 km² (292 sq mi)Population

• Total34,709 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Itaporanga d'Ajuda is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. It covers 757 square kilometres (292 sq mi), has a population of 34,709 (2020) and a population density of 46 residents per km2 (120/sq mi).^[1] It is home to the Tejupeba House and the Chapel of the Colégio Sugar Plantation, a plantation house and chapel cited as the first Jesuits settlement in Portuguese Brazil.

The municipality contains part of the Serra de Itabaiana National Park.^[2]

Toponym

"Itaporanga" is a Tupi language term meaning "beautiful stone". It is formed by the word itá, meaning stone, and poranga, meaning beautiful. "D'Ajuda" is a reference to the patron of the municipality, Our Lady of Help (Nossa Senhora da Ajuda).^[3]

References most used

^ "IBGE 2020". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra de Itabaiana (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-03
^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (1998). Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos (in Portuguese) (3rd ed.). São Paulo: Global Editora. ISBN 978-85-260-1058-1. OL 16287008M. Wikidata Q109870287.