Coqueiro Seco
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09°38′16″S 35°48′10″W / 9.63778°S 35.80278°W
Coqueiro Seco | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: "The city of coconut trees" | |
 Location of Coqueiro Seco | |
  Coqueiro Seco | |
| Coordinates: 9°38′16″S 35°48′10″W / 9.63778°S 35.80278°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Alagoas |
| Founded | 24 November 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Renato Tadeu Fragoso (PTB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.4 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 and 31 m (16 and 102 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,864 |
| • Metro density | 129.21/km2 (334.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.631 – medium |
Coqueiro Seco is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 5,864 (2020)[1] and its area is 40.4 km2 (15.6 sq mi).
Located on the shores of Lake Mundaú, Coqueiro Seco is named from the frequent meetings of merchants and travelers in the shade of a coconut tree of straw burned differentiated from the others, where they were made large business and nap.
The history account that some years later came to the region several missionaries of the order of Franciscans, which delighted up with the topography of the place, which had plans ups and downs, changing its name to Monte Santo. Get accustomed with the old name of the city, the people ignored the Franciscans and retained the name of Coqueiro Seco.
The only historical record found concerns the construction of the church coated with Portuguese tile and a large courtyard, which continues today as the matrix of the patron saint, in Portuguese: Nossa Senhora Mãe dos Homens, meaning Our Lady Mother of Men, built in the 17th century by the Portuguese man José Cabral. At census conducted in 1950 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Coqueiro Seco was mentioned as district of Rio Largo, with a population of 1,667 inhabitants.
When Satuba was elevated to the condition of autonomous municipality on August 20, 1960, Coqueiro Seco now belong to their territory, as a village. Only in 1962, the city was emancipated politically, officially installing its administrative autonomy on November 24, 1962 by means of the state law of August 23, 1962.
Coqueiro Seco has Lake Mundaú or Mundaú Lagoon with area of 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi) and 4 km long, straight, until Maceió its largest geographic accident and its main tourist attraction. The stories counted by fishermen and ancient inhabitants are also aside attraction. Featured also for the traditional festival of the patron saint, held in the month of January (January 31 or the last Sunday of this month) and the folklore groups, such as Pastoril, Reisado, Chegança, Marujada, Guerreiros and Baianas of Coqueiro Seco.
Located in the central part of the coastal strip of the state of Alagoas, inserted in the east region of the state and on the side of Maceió, its state capital; the municipality Coqueiro Seco extends to an area of approximately 40.4 km2 (15.6 sq mi), corresponding to 0.145% of the state, 0.0026% of the Region and 0.0005% the whole Brazilian territory. Limits are: to the north with the City of Santa Luzia do Norte, the west and south with Marechal Deodoro, and the east with Maceió and Lake Mundaú, which gives access to the Atlantic Ocean through a complex of islands in your mouth next to the Pontal da Barra borough. The stream of Remedio is the boundary between the municipalities Coqueiro Seco and Marechal Deodoro, being on the Coqueiro Seco side the village of Cadóz and Marechal Deodoro side the village of Santa Rita.
Economy
The municipality is rich in oil, and it has the company of Petrosynergy Ltda. as authorized by ANP, Brazil's Oil National Agency, to produce crude oil. Trade is based in small markets, butcher shop and grocery, bakeries and clothing stores; whose products were from Maceió.
The primary sector of the economy is supported in the monoculture of sugar cane and occupies almost all rural area of the municipality. Agriculture is mainly of subsistence, with their participation in the production, area harvested and the economy is not considered representative in the state. The livestock has up been above of agriculture, but without much impact on the Metropolitan Region of Maceio. On the banks of the lagoon there is the fish and extraction of sururu; besides, in some isolated areas of the boards and slopes, highlights are the coconut trees, producing for the food industry, and some of orchard crops such as cashew, mango and jaqueira tree, now called fruit for local consumption.
Close to the village of Cadóz is the Polo Cloroquímico, Chlorine and Chemical Pole of Marechal Deodoro with their industries, refining, polyethylene production; as well as the proximity of Maceió are two appealing to the labour-spot. Access to the council whether the state road AL-101 (south) and BR 316, a federal road, or in a boat on a lake known by the population as simply boat, which is the crossing of the port city to the port of the Levada neighbourhood in Maceió.
Education
There are 2,000 vacancies in state and municipal networks for teaching children, basic and medium through nurseries and schools. Access to teaching technical and higher is in Maceió through institutions like the Federal Institute of Alagoas: IFAL, the Federal University of Alagoas: UFAL and several private colleges and universities. The council is supported by various initiatives of governments federal, state and municipal levels for the eradication of child labour and illiteracy: Program for the Eradication of Child Labor - PETI (Programa de Erradicação do Trabalho Infantil), Family Scholarship (Bolsa Família), etc.
Health
Two posts of basic care and one post-care with six maternity beds at the headquarters of the municipality, in addition to a post of basic care in the village Cadóz. The emergency care are referred to the Emergency Unit Armando Lages in the nearby state capital.
