Águia Branca

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in Espírito Santo state

18°58′58″S 40°44′24″W / 18.98278°S 40.74000°W / -18.98278; -40.74000CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateEspírito SantoArea

• Total454 km² (175 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total9,631 • Density21/km² (55/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Águia Branca ("white eagle" in English) is a municipality located in the west-central portion of the state of Espírito Santo, in southeastern Brazil. The municipality has a population of 9,631 (2020) and its area is 454 km².^[2]

History

It was first colonized by Polish immigrants, in 1928. Polish was widely spoken in the region till the Second World War, when the Brazilian government prohibited education in Polish and German.

Geography

Located 226 km from the state capital Vitória. Municipalities it shares borders with include: (west) Mantenópolis and Pancas. (north) Barra de São Francisco and Nova Venécia. (south) São Domingos do Norte. (east) São Gabriel da Palha.

The municipality is in a markedly mountainous region of the state, and Águia Branca town looks up at great finger shaped stone peaks which surround the area. Municipal maximum height is at 878m above sea level.

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ IBGE - [1]

External links

Proinfo page on Águia Branca

Municipalities of Espírito Santo

Capital: Vitória

Mesoregion Central

Afonso Cláudio	Afonso Cláudio Brejetuba Conceição do Castelo Domingos Martins Laranja da Terra Marechal Floriano Venda Nova do Imigrante
Guarapari	Alfredo Chaves Anchieta Guarapari Iconha Piúma Rio Novo do Sul
Santa Teresa	Itaguaçu Itarana Santa Leopoldina Santa Maria de Jetibá Santa Teresa São Roque do Canaã
Vitória	Cariacica Serra Viana Vila Velha Vitória

Mesoregion Litoral Norte

Linhares	Aracruz Fundão Ibiraçu João Neiva Linhares Rio Bananal Sooretama
Montanha	Montanha Mucurici Pinheiros Ponto Belo
São Mateus	Conceição da Barra Jaguaré Pedro Canário São Mateus

Mesoregion Noroeste

Barra de São Francisco	Água Doce do Norte Barra de São Francisco Ecoporanga Mantenópolis
Colatina	Alto Rio Novo Baixo Guandu Colatina Governador Lindenberg Marilândia Pancas São Domingos do Norte
Nova Venécia	Águia Branca Boa Esperança Nova Venécia São Gabriel da Palha Vila Pavão Vila Valério

Mesoregion Sul

Alegre	Alegre Divino de São Lourenço Dores do Rio Preto Guaçuí Ibatiba Ibitirama Irupi Iúna Muniz Freire
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	Apiacá Atílio Vivacqua Bom Jesus do Norte Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Castelo Jerônimo Monteiro Mimoso do Sul Muqui São José do Calçado Vargem Alta
Itapemirim	Itapemirim Marataízes Presidente Kennedy