Country Brazil Time zone UTC-3 Elevation 82 m Population 26,706 (2010) | State Alagoas Area 424 km² Local time Tuesday 8:51 PM | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Murici is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 22,132 (2005) and its area is 424 km². According to the Veja magazine, despite receiving generous public transfers, the city still lags behind most municipalities in Brazil in human development. 30.6% of its inhabitants are illiterate and 65% rely on Federal funds to survive, which contribute for an HDI of just 0.58, slightly below Iraq's HDI of 0.59.
Map of Murici, State of Alagoas, Brazil
The municipality contains 61% of the 6,116 hectares (15,110 acres) Murici Ecological Station, created in 2001.
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Murici Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA