Marataízes

Marataizes
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Nickname(s): Pearl of the south

Location of Marataizes in the State of Espirito Santo
Marataizes

Location of Marataizes in the State of Espirito Santo

Coordinates: 21°45′14″S 41°19′26″W / 21.75389°S 41.32389°W / -21.75389; -41.32389
Country Brazil
Region Southeast
Espírito Santo
Founded Janeiro 14, 1992
Government
 • Mayor Jander Nunes Vidal (PSDB)
Area
 • Total 133.075 km2 (51.381 sq mi)
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 34,140
 • Rank 14th
 • Density 260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3
Postal Code 29345-000
Area code(s) +55 28
Website www.marataizes.es.gov.br

Marataízes is the a municipality located by the Atlantic Ocean in southern Espírito Santo, Brazil. It has a population of 34,140 and holds as such the highest density in the state. Marataízes is a tourist city.

The municipality contains the 42.20 hectares (104.3 acres) Falésias de Marataízes Natural Monument, created in 2008 to protect the cliffs to the south of the town.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Monumento Natural Municipal Falésias de Marataízes (in Portuguese), MERCOSUR, retrieved 2016-10-24


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